Monday, February 27, 2017

Vitamin D decreases HCV cell replication, aids virologic response

Vitamin D decreases HCV cell replication, aids virologic response

Huang JF, et al. Hepatol Res. 2017;doi:10.1111/hepr.12878.

February 27, 2017
Vitamin D decreased hepatitis C cell replication and appeared significantly associated with rapid virologic response in anti-viral therapy, according to study results published in Hepatology Research.

“Liver has long been regarded as the key player manipulating complex biochemical metabolism, which is essential to maintenance of homeostasis,” the researchers wrote. “[Vitamin] D, the secosteroid hormone with pleiotropic effects, is an important physiological regulator contributed into various biological, immunological and metabolic functions in liver diseases. These non-skeletal effects are relevant in the pathogenesis of many causes of chronic liver disease.”
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