SITE MAP | SEARCH | ENGLISH Last paid: 62.50 Lowest today: 62.25 Highest today: 65.25 HOME THE MEDIVIR GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DRUG INVESTOR PRESS ROOM CAREER PLUG Glossary Antiviral Antiviral effect. Osteoarthritis Wear and tear of the cartilage in the joints of the body. Biomarker A biological or chemical marker that indicates that a drug substance may have an effect on a disease. Enzyme A protein molecule that causes chemical reactions in animal and plant cells. This is done quickly and with great precision without the enzyme itself being consumed. Polymerases and proteases are enzymes. Pharmacokinetics The study of the metabolism of drugs in the human body. Genotype The exact genetic characteristics of an organism, usually in the form of DNA. Within HCV, genotype 1a is the most common in North America and 1b the most common in Europe. HCV / Hepatitis C Jaundice caused by human hepatitis C virus (HCV). HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) Virus that damages the immune system and causes AIDS. Interferon Body-specific protein with antiviral effect. Clinical trials Tests of medicinal substances in humans. Collagen Fiber protein, a summary term for the most common fiber component in all tissues outside the cell itself. Almost 30% of the body's total protein consists of collagen. Cirrhosis Liver cirrhosis, liver atrophy of the liver tissue gradually destroyed and replaced by connective tissue. Pharmaceutical candidate Substance selected to be further developed for clinical studies. Metastasis ( daughter tumor) Tumor that has spread to organs other than where the primary tumor (mother tumor) is located. Monoclonal is said to be a phenomenon that has to do with a group of genetically identical cells. Nucleoside analogue Chemical variants of the nucleosides that build up genetic material. Nucleotide A nucleoside with one or more phosphate groups. Polymerase A type of enzyme that copies the genome (genes) of, for example, a virus. Preclinical research All research on a drug substance up to the first trial in humans, then so-called clinical trials. Protease An enzyme that can cleave proteins into smaller pieces. Replication or replication is the process that duplicates the DNA molecule during cell division so that a copy of the molecule can end up in each daughter cell. Propagation, for example, in respect of viruses which inside their host cell are given the ability to enter a replication phase (propagation phase). Ribavirin A synthetic nucleoside analogue. Systemic toxicity Toxic effects that are spread throughout an entire organ system, usually throughout the body, as opposed to a more local effect on, for example, an individual organ. PAGE UPDATED NO LATER THAN APRIL 7, 2016