Decreased levels of microRNA miR-122 in individuals with hepatitis C responding poorly to interferon therapy.
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Sarasin-Filipowicz, Magdalena, Krol, Jacek, Markiewicz, Ilona, Heim, Markus H and Filipowicz, Witold (2009) Decreased levels of microRNA miR-122 in individuals with hepatitis C responding poorly to interferon therapy. Nature Medicine, 15 (1). pp. 31-33. ISSN 1546-170X
Abstract
Several microRNAs (miRNAs), including liver-specific miR-122, have been implicated in the control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication and its response to interferon (IFN) in human hepatoma cells. Our analysis of liver biopsies from subjects with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) undergoing IFN therapy revealed no correlation of miR-122 expression with viral load and markedly decreased pretreatment miR-122 levels in subjects who had no virological response during later IFN therapy; other investigated miRNAs showed only limited changes. These data have implications for the prospect of targeting miRNAs for CHC therapy.
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| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2009 13:50 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2013 01:01 |
| URI: | https://oak.novartis.com/id/eprint/987 |