Open AccessCyclosporineversustacrolimus in patients with HCV infection after liver transplantation: Effects on virus replication and recurrent hepatitis
Author(s) -
Philip Hilgard,
Alişan Kahraman,
Nils Lehmann,
Cornelia Seltmann,
Susanne Beckebaum,
R. S. Roß,
Hideo A. Baba,
Massimo Malagò,
Christoph E. Broelsch,
G Gerken
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.697
Subject(s) - tacrolimus , medicine , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , transplantation , calcineurin , cirrhosis , immunosuppression , immunology , virus
To determine the effects of the calcineurin inhibitors, cyclosporine and tacrolimus, on hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication and activity of recurrent hepatitis C in patients post liver transplantation.