Daily Archives: March 6, 2015

An Unusual Case of an Esophageal Functional Disorder

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Kazuya Takahashi, Hiroki Sato, Yuichi Sato

Question: A 31-year-old man was referred to our hospital for chest pain and dysphagia that had lasted for 3 months. He had no allergies and was not receiving any medication. Physical examination and laboratory tests did not show any specific findings. … Continue reading →

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Successful Interferon-Free Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Normalizes Natural Killer Cell Function

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Elisavet Serti, Xenia Chepa-Lotrea, Yun Ju Kim, Meghan Keane, Nancy Fryzek, T. Jake Liang, Marc Ghany, Barbara Rehermann

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection activates an intrahepatic immune response, leading to increased expression of interferon (IFN)-stimulated genes and activation of natural killer (NK) cells—the most prevalent innate immune cell in the liver. We inv… Continue reading →

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