2012
Nanoparticle-based artificial RNA silencing machinery for antiviral therapy
Wang Z, Liu H, Yang S, Wang T, Liu C, Cao Y. Nanoparticle-based artificial RNA silencing machinery for antiviral therapy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 12387-12392. PMID: 22802676, PMCID: PMC3412013, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207766109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFundamental gene regulatory mechanismsHepatitis C virusGene regulatory mechanismsCultured cellsTarget RNA cleavageSequence-specific mannerCellular interferon responseFunctional genomicsHuman hepatoma cellsRNA interferenceArtificial RNARegulatory mechanismsMouse modelRNA cleavageCultured human hepatoma cellsSpecific mannerHCV RNA levelsRNAXenotransplantation mouse modelHepatoma cellsInterferon responsePotent antiviral activityRNA levelsMachineryProteinase activity
2009
Focal Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Infected Livers
Stiffler J, Nguyen M, Sohn J, Liu C, Kaplan D, Seeger C. Focal Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Infected Livers. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6661. PMID: 19688046, PMCID: PMC2722721, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHCV RNA levelsHCV RNAHCV replicationRNA levelsBiopsy samplesHCV RNA copy numbersIntrahepatic HCV-RNA levelsISG levelsHepatitis C virus RNAWhole liver sectionsC virus RNAViral RNA levelsFocal distributionInnate immune responseRNA copy numberHCV infectionC virusInfected patientsInfected hepatocytesInterferon betaImmune responseInfected liverLiver sectionsIFNbeta expression