Taiwan institute develops Chinese medicine against hepatitis C

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Taiwan institute develops Chinese medicine against hepatitis C
                2011/05/11 14:30:52                                                                                     Taipei, May 11 (CNA) A Taiwan research institute has successfully developed a drug that contains Chinese herbal extracts used for treating hepatitis C and it is now in phase II clinical trials, a Ministry of Economic Affairs official said Tuesday.

The new drug not only inhibits hepatitis C virus activity, but can also boost the immune system, the official said.

It was developed by the Industrial Technology Research Institute, based on the properties of traditional Chinese herbal medicines that modulate the immune system.


台湾研究所研制抗丙型肝炎中医
2011/05/1114点30分52秒
台北5月11日（中央社）一个台湾研究所已成功研制出药物，用于治疗丙型肝炎包含用于中草药提取物，现在是第二阶段的临床试验中，一个经济事务部的官员在星期二说。

这种新药不仅抑制丙型肝炎病毒的活性，而且还可以增强免疫系统，这位官员说。

它是由工业技术研究院的基础上，传统的中国，调节免疫系统的草药的属性。

卫生署已给予该药物的临床试验获得批准，而且在第二阶段，目前在高雄医学大学附设医院涌测试，据官方。

其中，加工技术已转让给怀特公司，在台湾的第一个药物开发公司名单在台湾证券交易所上市。

丙型肝炎病毒的传播是通过与受感染的血液接触，全世界约有1.7亿人用它感染。目前，还没有针对病毒的疫苗。

现在还不知道如何丙型肝炎病毒损害了长期携带者的肝脏，但C型肝炎的人罹患肝癌的风险比正常人高10倍，尤其是当运营商也喝酒。

（林语堂书元和德国）

The Department of Health has given approval for clinical trials of the drug and it is currently in phase II testing at Kaohsiung Medical University's Chung Ho Memorial Hospital, according to the official.

The processing technology has been transferred to PhytoHealth Corp., the first drug development company in Taiwan to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

The hepatitis C virus is spread through contact with infected blood, and about 170 million people worldwide are infected with it. Currently, there is no vaccine against the virus.

It is not yet known how the hepatitis C virus damages the livers of long-term carriers, but the risk of people with hepatitis C developing liver cancer is 10 times higher than normal, particularly if the carriers also drink alcohol.

(By Lin Shu-yuan and Deborah Kuo)



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