glycogen and Hepatitis--Viral--Human

To characterize effects of interferon alpha (If-a) on functional activity of platelets in patients with chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) and viral hepatic cirrhosis (VHC).. Induced platelet aggregation (PA), spontaneous PA, levels of cAMP, cGMP and glycogen in platelets, plasm beta-thromboglobulin (bTG) and activity of thrombocytic factor 4 (TF4) were measured in 95 patients before, 4.5 h after the first If-a introduction, after 12 and 24 weeks of If-a treatment.. The patients demonstrated low induced PA, intracellular glycogen and high cAMP, b-TG and TF4. The initial administration of If-a led to normalization of most of functional platelet indices. A 24-h course of If-a therapy normalized platelet functions irrespective of stability of the virusological response.. If-a preparations in single and multiple administrations normalize platelet function.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Blood Coagulation; Blood Platelets; Chronic Disease; Cyclic AMP; Cyclic GMP; Female; Glycogen; Hepatitis, Viral, Human; Humans; Interferon-alpha; Liver Cirrhosis; Male; Middle Aged; Platelet Aggregation

Glycogen in 70 patients with viral hepatitis was cytochemically established. Its content proved to be increased, not directly associated with the severity of the disease. The corticoid treatment applied had no essential effect on glycogen content.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Female; Glycogen; Hepatitis, Viral, Human; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Leukocytes; Male; Middle Aged; Neutrophils; Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction; Time Factors