Project

Study if direct cell-to-cell transfer of hepatitis C virus and evaluation of new antiviral strategies

Code
01W01812
Duration
01 October 2012 → 08 October 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
Keywords
prevention liver stransplantation HCV immunotherapy viral hepatitis
 
Project description

End-stag liver disease caused bij chronics hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major indication for liver ransplantation in the Western World. Unfortunately, almost immediatly after tansplantation thecirculating viruses will infect the donor liver resulting in destruction of the grafted organ within 5 years. In this project we will explore new strategies to prevent the transmission of this virus