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Association of a polymorphism in the indoleamine- 2,3-dioxygenase gene and interferon-α-induced depression in patients with chronic hepatitis C by Smith, A K, Simon, J S, Gustafson, E L, Noviello, S, Cubells, J F, Epstein, M P, Devlin, D J, Qiu, P, Albrecht, J K, Brass, C A, Sulkowski, M S, McHutchinson, J G, Miller, A H

“…Interferon (IFN)-α treatment for infectious diseases and cancer is associated with significant depressive symptoms that can limit therapeutic efficacy…”
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Adherence to assigned dosing regimen and sustained virological response among chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 patients treated with boceprevir plus peginterferon alfa‐2b/ribavirin by Gordon, S. C., Yoshida, E. M., Lawitz, E. J., Bacon, B. R., Sulkowski, M. S., Davis, M., Poordad, F., Bronowicki, J.‐P., Esteban, R., Sniukiene, V., Burroughs, M. H., Deng, W., Dutko, F. J., Brass, C. A., Albrecht, J. K., Rajender Reddy, K.

“…Summary Background Adherence to therapeutic regimens affects the efficacy of peginterferon alfa (P) and ribavirin (R) therapy in patients with chronic…”
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Long-term clearance of hepatitis C virus following interferon [alpha]-2b or peginterferon [alpha]-2b, alone or in combination with ribavirin by Manns, M. P, Pockros, P. J, Norkrans, G, Smith, C. I, Morgan, T. R, Häussinger, D, Shiffman, M. L, Hadziyannis, S. J, Schmidt, W. N, Jacobson, I. M, Bárcena, R, Schiff, E. R, Shaikh, O. S, Bacon, B, Marcellin, P, Deng, W, Esteban-Mur, R, Poynard, T, Pedicone, L. D, Brass, C. A, Albrecht, J. K, Gordon, S. C

“…Summary Sustained virologic response (SVR) is the standard measure for evaluating response to therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The aim of…”
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Long-term clearance of hepatitis C virus following interferon α-2b or peginterferon α-2b, alone or in combination with ribavirin by Manns, M. P., Pockros, P. J., Norkrans, G., Smith, C. I., Morgan, T. R., Häussinger, D., Shiffman, M. L., Hadziyannis, S. J., Schmidt, W. N., Jacobson, I. M., Bárcena, R., Schiff, E. R., Shaikh, O. S., Bacon, B., Marcellin, P., Deng, W., Esteban-Mur, R., Poynard, T., Pedicone, L. D., Brass, C. A., Albrecht, J. K., Gordon, S. C.

“…Summary Sustained virologic response (SVR) is the standard measure for evaluating response to therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The aim of…”
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Hepatic free radical production after cold storage: Kupffer cell-dependent and -independent mechanisms in rats by Brass, C A, Roberts, T G

“…Free radicals are important mediators of reperfusion injury; however, the mechanism(s) of oxyradical production after liver reimplantation are not well…”
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Endotoxin-stimulated nitric oxide production increases injury and reduces rat liver chemiluminescence during reperfusion by Ma, T T, Ischiropoulos, H, Brass, C A

“…Nitric oxide has many physiological functions and may play an important role in modulating tissue injury. However, the mechanism of NO action in…”
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Enhanced activity of the free radical producing enzyme xanthine oxidase in hypoxic rat liver : regulation and pathophysiologic significance by BRASS, C. A, NARCISO, J, GOLLAN, J. L

“…It has been widely proposed that conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) to its free radical-producing form, xanthine oxidase (XOD), underlies…”
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Recurrent bleeding from anorectal varices: successful treatment with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt by Katz, J A, Rubin, R A, Cope, C, Holland, G, Brass, C A

“…Anorectal varices are portal-systemic collaterals commonly found in patients with portal hypertension. Although these varices rarely bleed, when bleeding does…”
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Increased oxyradical production during reoxygenation of perfused rat liver. Signal versus injury by Brass, C A, Nunes, F, Nagpal, R

“…Despite general agreement on the importance of oxyradicals in mediating "reperfusion" injury, the precise event(s) mediated by increased free radical…”
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting: decreased survival for patients with high APACHE II scores by Rubin, R A, Haskal, Z J, O'Brien, C B, Cope, C, Brass, C A

“…To determine which clinical characteristics are associated with decreased survival after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS). Forty-nine…”
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Efficacy of interferon monotherapy in the treatment of relapsers and nonresponders with chronic hepatitis C infection by Brass, Clifford A.

“…Results of numerous studies have demonstrated similar efficacy profiles for the interferons (IFNs) currently approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C…”
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Chemiluminescent measurement of increased free radical formation after ischemia/reperfusion : mechanisms of free radical formation in the liver by NUNES, F. A, CHELLAPPA KUMAR, CHANCE, B, BRASS, C. A

“…It has been proposed that xanthine oxidase-derived superoxide mediates reperfusion injury in the liver; however, there is a little direct evidence to support…”
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Hypoxic liver injury and the ameliorating effects of fructose: the "glucose paradox" revisited by Brass, C A, Crawford, J M, Narciso, J, Gollan, J L

“…It has been independently postulated that nutritional status is a modulator of the hepatic injury response to hypoxia and that glucose may be a poor substrate…”
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Hepatitis C: diagnosis and treatment by SCOTINIOTIS, I, BRASS, C. A, MALET, P. F

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Modulation of cerebral catecholamine concentrations during hyperphenylalaninaemia by Brass, C A, Greengard, O

“…Hyperphenylalaninaemia induced by daily injections of alpha-methylphenylalanine plus phenylalanine caused 20-40% decreases in cerebral dopamine…”
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Rapid conversion to high xanthine oxidase activity in viable Kupffer cells during hypoxia by Wiezorek, J S, Brown, D H, Kupperman, D E, Brass, C A

“…It has been widely postulated that the central mechanism of hepatic reperfusion injury involves the conversion, during ischemia, of the enzyme xanthine…”
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Developmental changes of cerebral phenylalanine uptake from severely elevated blood levels by GREENGARD, O, BRASS, C. A

“…Brain phenylalanine concentrations at plasma levels raised to that in phenylketonuric subjects were studied in rats from fetal through postnatal life…”
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Hemopexin Decreases Spontaneous Chemiluminescence of Cold Preserved Liver after Reperfusion by Brass, Clifford A., Immenschuh, Stephan, Song, De-Xiu, Liem, Heng H., Eberhard, Ursula Muller

“…Hemopexin is a plasma protein with exceptionally high affinity for heme. During liver transplantation heme is released via lysis of transfused blood. This heme…”
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Evaluation of purine nucleoside phosphorylase release as a measure of hepatic endothelial cell injury by Brass, C A, Mody, M G

“…With emerging data that endothelial cell (EC) injury is the limiting factor in liver preservation and hepatic function, a simple and reliable biochemical…”
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Association of a polymorphism in the indoleamine- 2,3-dioxygenase gene and interferon-[alpha]-induced depression in patients with chronic hepatitis C by Smith, A K, Simon, J S, Gustafson, E L, Noviello, S, Cubells, J F, Epstein, M P, Devlin, D J, Qiu, P, Albrecht, J K, Brass, C A, Sulkowski, M S, Mchutchinson, J G, Miller, A H

“…Interferon (IFN)-α treatment for infectious diseases and cancer is associated with significant depressive symptoms that can limit therapeutic efficacy…”
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