Mechanisms of HBV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma

M Levrero, J Zucman-Rossi - Journal of hepatology, 2016 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development through
direct and indirect mechanisms. HBV DNA integration into the host genome occurs at early …

Epigenetic regulation of the innate immune response to infection

Q Zhang, X Cao - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Innate immune cells have complex signalling pathways for sensing pathogens and initiating
innate immune responses against infection. These pathways are tightly regulated at different …

Host-directed antiviral therapy

N Kumar, S Sharma, R Kumar, BN Tripathi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antiviral drugs have traditionally been developed by directly targeting essential viral
components. However, this strategy often fails due to the rapid generation of drug-resistant …

Nuclear HBx binds the HBV minichromosome and modifies the epigenetic regulation of cccDNA function

L Belloni, T Pollicino, F De Nicola… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
HBV cccDNA, the template for transcription of all viral mRNAs, accumulates in the nucleus of
infected cells as a stable episome organized into minichromosomes by histones and non …

Specific or not specific recruitment of DNMTs for DNA methylation, an epigenetic dilemma

E Hervouet, P Peixoto, R Delage-Mourroux… - Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
Our current view of DNA methylation processes is strongly moving: First, even if it was
generally admitted that DNMT3A and DNMT3B are associated with de novo methylation and …

Genomic medicine and implications for hepatocellular carcinoma prevention and therapy

R Dhanasekaran, JC Nault, LR Roberts… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is poorly understood, but recent
advances in genomics have increased our understanding of the mechanisms by which …

[PDF][PDF] Epigenetic regulation of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA: Implications for epigenetic therapy against chronic hepatitis B

X Hong, ES Kim, H Guo - Hepatology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection represents a significant public health burden worldwide.
Although current therapeutics manage to control the disease progression, lifelong treatment …

[PDF][PDF] Down‐regulated microRNA‐152 induces aberrant DNA methylation in hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting DNA methyltransferase 1

J Huang, Y Wang, Y Guo, S Sun - Hepatology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein has been implicated as a potential trigger of the
epigenetic modifications of some genes during hepatocarcinogenesis, but the underlying …

Hepatitis B virus x protein in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus‐induced hepatocellular carcinoma

MC Kew - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Currently available evidence supports a role for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) x gene and
protein in the pathogenesis of HBV‐induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBx gene is …

HBV induced hepatocellular carcinoma and related potential immunotherapy

L Jia, Y Gao, Y He, JD Hooper, P Yang - Pharmacological Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic infection of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has long been recognized as a major risk factor
in the initiation and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), contributing to over …