Masataka Tsuge, Takuro Uchida, Nobuhiko Hiraga, Hiromi Kan, Grace Naswa Makokha, Hiromi Abe-Chayama, Daiki Miki, Michio Imamura, Hidenori Ochi, C Nelson Hayes, Rieko Shimozono, Tomokatsu Iwamura, Hideki Narumi, Tomohiko Suzuki, Mie Kainoh, Tadatsugu Taniguchi, Kazuaki Chayama
Although nucleot(s)ide analogues and pegylated interferon alpha 2a (PEG-IFN-α2a) can suppress hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication, it is difficult to achieve complete HBV elimination from hepatocytes. A novel site-specific pegylated recombinant human IFN-β (TRK-560) was recently developed. In the present study, we evaluated the antiviral effects of TRK-560 on HBV replication in vitro and in vivo. In vitro and in vivo HBV replication models were treated with antivirals including TRK-560, and changes in HBV markers were evaluated...
June 2017: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy