Front Matter; Innate Immunity in Type C Hepatitis; Mechanisms of Interferon Action and Resistance in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Lessons Learned from Cell Culture Studies; Immunological Parameters Influencing Adaptive Immune Responses to the Hepatitis C Virus; Immune Responses Against the Hepatitis C Virus and the Outcome of Therapy; Other Microbial Components Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Their Effects on Interferon-a/Ribavirin Treatment; Interferon-Induced Effector Proteins and Hepatitis C Virus Replication; Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Different Genotypes
Summary
Covers advances in the study of hepatitis C virus, moving from basic research to clinical applications. This volume the spectrum of immune responses to HCV, taking into account either innate or adoptive immunity involvement. It explains the state of the art in IFN-alpha treatment of HCV patients and the effectiveness of therapy based on genotypes
