Discovery of new hepatitis C virus mechanism
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 17:11
in Health & Medicine
SPP inhibition reduces production of infectious HCV particles and pathogenesis, Researchers at Osaka University, Japan uncovered the mechanisms that suppress the propagation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with the potential of improving pathological liver conditions. Using model mice, they confirmed that when a certain enzyme is inhibited, HCV particle production is reduced leading to an improvement of pathological liver conditions. They thereby identified a new drug target for the development of new HCV drugs.