Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy, and the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is
its major pathogenic factor. Over the past decades, it has been confirmed that HBV infection …

Simple Summary Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a global health challenge. Hepatitis
virus infection (including HBV, HCV and HDV) is one of the major risk factors for HCC …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is DNA-based virus, member of the Hepadnaviridae family, which
can cause liver disease and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in infected …

Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) represents a new
inclusive definition of the whole spectrum of liver diseases associated to metabolic …

Cell-cell fusion between eukaryotic cells is a general process involved in many
physiological and pathological conditions, including infections by bacteria, parasites, and …

Opinion statement Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related
deaths worldwide and its associated mortality rate is expected to rise within the next decade …

Emerging infectious diseases are caused by unpredictable viruses with the dangerous
potential to trigger global pandemics. These viruses typically initiate infection by utilizing the …

Liver fibrosis is an excessive production, aberrant deposition, and deficit degradation of
extracellular matrix (ECM). Patients with unresolved fibrosis ultimately undergo end-stage …

Objectives Herpesviruses are ubiquitous and after primary infection they establish lifelong
latency. The impairment of maintaining latency with short-term or long-term consequences …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, which
is largely caused by virus infection. About 80% of the virus-infected people develop a …