Hepatoprotective effects of antioxidants in chronic hepatitis C |
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Authors: | Ricardo Moreno-Otero Mara Trapero-Marugn |
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Institution: | Digestive Diseases Service and CIBEREHD (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), University Hospital La Princesa, Autonomous University of Madrid, ES-28006, Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | We have read with interest the paper published in issue 2, volume 16 of World Journal of Gastroenterology 2010 by Nakamura et al, demonstrating that the antioxidant resveratrol (RVT) enhances hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication, consequently, they conclude that RVT is not a suitable antioxidant therapy for HCV chronic infection. The data raise some concern regarding the use of complementary and alternative medicine since the most frequent supplements taken by these patients are antioxidants or agents that m... |
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Keywords: | Antioxidant Chronic hepatitis C Resveratrol S-adenosyl-methionine Nitric oxide N-acetyl-cysteine |
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