Does overexpression of STAT-1 by adenoviral gene transfer inhibit hepatitis B virus replication?
These data demonstrate that the over-expression of STAT-1 alone is not sufficient to strengthen the biological response of interferon as an antiviral agent.
The relation between perioperative complications and cancer recurrence per se is not causal. However, postoperative complications are independently associated with the early timing of death due to cancer recurrence. A possible explanation for this phenomenon is that immunologic host factors enhance microscopic residual disease to develop more rapidly into clinically manifest recurrence.