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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2015

Progress and Prospects of Anti-HBV Gene Therapy Development.

Mohube B Maepa, Ilke Roelofse, Abdullah Ely, Patrick Arbuthnot

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mohube B MaepaWits/SAMRC Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, South Africa. Betty.Maepa@wits.ac.za.
Ilke RoelofseWits/SAMRC Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, South Africa. Ilke.Roelofse@wits.ac.za.
Abdullah ElyWits/SAMRC Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, South Africa. Abdullah.Ely@wits.ac.za.
Patrick ArbuthnotWits/SAMRC Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, South Africa. Patrick.Arbuthnot@wits.ac.za.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the availability of an effective vaccine against hepatitis B virus (HBV), chronic infection with the virus remains a major global health concern. Current drugs against HBV infection are limited by emergence of resistance and rarely achieve complete viral clearance. This has prompted vigorous research on developing better drugs against chronic HBV infection. Advances in understanding the life cycle of HBV and improvements in gene-disabling technologies have been impressive. This has led to development of better HBV infection models and discovery of new drug candidates. Ideally, a regimen against chronic HBV infection should completely eliminate all viral replicative intermediates, especially covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). For the past few decades, nucleic acid-based therapy has emerged as an attractive alternative that may result in complete clearance of HBV in infected patients. Several genetic anti-HBV strategies have been developed. The most studied approaches include the use of antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, RNA interference effectors and gene editing tools. This review will summarize recent developments and progress made in the use of gene therapy against HBV.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyRNA InterferenceDNA, ViralHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusHumansOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, CatalyticRNA EditingVirus ReplicationDNA, ViralOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, Catalyticantisense oligonucleotidesgene editinggene therapyHBVribozymesRNAi

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PMID26263978
PMCPMC4581210

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