Rapid increase of platelet counts during antiviral therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus infection.

Yoji IshizuMasatoshi IshigamiKazuhiko HayashiTakashi HondaTeiji KuzuyaTakanori ItoMitsuhiro Fujishiro

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2019)

Platelet counts increased at 4 weeks after starting anti-HCV treatment. Our results suggest that this rapid change was possibly caused by improvement of hypersplenism and HCV-induced myelosuppression resulting from anti-HCV therapy.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
hepatitis c virus infection
human immunodeficiency virus
peripheral blood
loop mediated isothermal amplification
high glucose
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
combination therapy
hiv infected
smoking cessation