THERAPY FOR HEPATITIS, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ROLE OF INTERFERONS

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses are responsible of chronic liver d isease, the efficient treatment of which would represent major public health progress. Even the partial success of interferon-alpha in the t reatment of this viral disease is a major breakthrough. Besides interf eron, new nucleoside analogs already appear to be promising against he patitis B and C viruses. Altogether, these molecules should act synerg itically, providing further hope in the therapy of human viral disease s.