ReviewMicroorganisms2021
Novel Therapies of Hepatitis B and D.
Review in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of hepatitis B in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of virology · 2026Pooled it
- Targeting Undruggable Proteins: The siRNA Revolution Beyond Small Molecules - Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects in Therapeutic Innovation.Current gene therapy · 2026Review
- [Clinical research advances for small-molecule nucleic acid drugs in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025Review
- Review
- Towards Cell-Permeable Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein Variants as Potential Antiviral Agents.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Prevalence of hepatitis D virus infection among patients with chronic hepatitis B infection in a tertiary care centre in Thailand.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Recent treatment advances and practical management of hepatitis D virus.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2023Review
- Special Issue: "New Methods in Microbial Research 2.0": Editorial.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Epidemiology, presentation, and therapeutic approaches for hepatitis D infections.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2023Review
- Review
- Review article: current and emerging therapies for the management of cirrhosis and its complications.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health issue and is a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hepatitis D virus (HDV) requires the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) to replicate. The eradication of HBV, therefore, can also cure HDV. The current therapies for chronic hepatitis B and D are suboptimal and cannot definitely cure the viruses. In order to achieve functional or complete cure of these infections, novel therapeutic agents that target the various sites of the viral replicative cycle are necessary. Furthermore, novel immunomodulatory agents are also essential to achieve viral clearance. Many of these new promising compounds such as entry inhibitors, covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) inhibitors, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), capsid assembly modulators and nucleic acid polymers are in various stages of clinical developments. In this review article, we provided a comprehensive overview of the structure and lifecycle of HBV, the limitations of the current therapies and a summary of the novel therapeutic agents for both HDV and HBV infection.
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