T he only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, cannot be infected, which makes the search for a vaccine against HCV ...

We're creating a model that lets us study chronic ... "We've seen success with treatments for hepatitis C that wipe out the virus, and that's the goal here," Burwitz said. "Developing a drug ...

A model for hepatitis B virus-associated chronic liver disease has ... Mice with the virus were mated to C3H/SCID mice (C3H SMN.C SCID; The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine).

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Hepatitis C virus induced CCL5 secretion from macrophages activates hepatic ... Bitter Melon prevents the development of 4-NQO-induced oral squamous cell carcinoma in an immunocompetent mouse model by ...

More information: Julie Ann Sheldon et al, Adapted hepatitis C virus clone infects innate immunity deficient mouse hepatocytes with minimal human HCV entry factors, JHEP Reports (2025). DOI: 10. ...