[12] Autoimmune hepatitis type 3 [13,14] is characterized by autoantibodies against a soluble liver antigen/liver pancreas (SLA/LP) identified as UGA-suppressor serine transfer RNA (tRNA)-protein ...

Autoimmune hepatitis is a condition when the immune system of the body starts to attack the liver instead. Joint pain, abdominal discomfort and fatigue are the most common symptoms of autoimmune ...

Chronic hepatitis C infection can lead to autoimmune disease through a "perfect storm" of mutations in B cells, rather than the previously believed mechanism of molecular mimicry.

Standard immunosuppressive therapy, consisting of prednisone and azathioprine, is ineffective in 10–20% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Inductivo-Yu and colleagues, therefore ...

(American Journal of Gastroenterology) Researchers in the Journal of Hepatology reviewed recent advances in autoimmune hepatitis.

Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for treatments Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have ...

focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV) – which affects an estimated 58 million people worldwide – and its role in triggering a serious autoimmune disease called cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in up ...

Budesonide is a synthetic steroid with a 15-fold higher affinity for glucocorticoid receptors. It is an alternative to prednisolone. Due to its high first-pass metabolism in the liver, budesonide ...

focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV) – which affects an estimated 58 million people worldwide – and its role in triggering a serious autoimmune disease called cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in up ...