Long-term leukocyte natural α-interferon and ribavirin treatment in hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation

Figure 1 Histological response. Histological response of patients with sustained virological response, long-term treated and drop-out. SVR: Sustained virological response.

Figure 2 Liver histology. Liver histology before and after treatment in sustained virological response and Long-term treated patients: liver histology from a patient before treatment (A, B) and liver histology of the same patient (non responder) after long-term treatment (C, D). A, C: Hematoxylin and eosin (HE), × 10; B, D: HE, × 20.

Figure 3 Hepatitis C virus immunohistochemistry. Lobular areas from serial biopsies of the same patient, showing the cytoplasmic positivity of hepatocyte for hepatitis C virus antigens before (A) and after treatment (B). Immunohistochemistry, × 20.

Figure 4 Survival analysis (Kaplan-Maier curve) according to presence of severe hepatitis C virus recurrence. HCV: Hepatitis C virus.