Treatments for HBV: A Glimpse into the Future

The hepatitis B virus is responsible for most of the chronic liver disease and liver cancer worldwide. As actual therapeutic strategies have had little success in eradicating the virus from hepatocytes, and as lifelong treatment is often required, new drugs targeting the various phases of the hepati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bartoli, Alessandra, Gabrielli, Filippo, Tassi, Andrea, Cursaro, Carmela, Pinelli, Ambra, Andreone, Pietro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8473442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34578347
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13091767
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Sumario:The hepatitis B virus is responsible for most of the chronic liver disease and liver cancer worldwide. As actual therapeutic strategies have had little success in eradicating the virus from hepatocytes, and as lifelong treatment is often required, new drugs targeting the various phases of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) lifecycle are currently under investigation. In this review, we provide an overview of potential future treatments for HBV.

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