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ReviewVirologica Sinica2024

Classifying hepatitis B therapies with insights from covalently closed circular DNA dynamics.

Jie-Li Hu, Ai-Long Huang

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Review in Virologica Sinica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jie-Li HuKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology on Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China. Electronic address: 102564@cqmu.edu.cn.
Ai-Long HuangKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology on Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China. Electronic address: Ahuang1964@163.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The achievement of a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains limited to a minority of patients treated with currently approved drugs. The primary objective in developing new anti-HBV drugs is to enhance the functional cure rates for CHB. A critical prerequisite for the functional cure of CHB is a substantial reduction, or even eradication of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). Within this context, the changes in cccDNA levels during treatment become as a pivotal concern. We have previously analyzed the factors influencing cccDNA dynamics and introduced a preliminary classification of hepatitis B treatment strategies based on these dynamics. In this review, we employ a systems thinking perspective to elucidate the fundamental aspects of the HBV replication cycle and to rationalize the classification of treatment strategies according to their impact on the dynamic equilibrium of cccDNA. Building upon this foundation, we categorize current anti-HBV strategies into two distinct groups and advocate for their combined use to significantly reduce cccDNA levels within a well-defined timeframe.

Indexed as

Hepatitis BHepatitis B, ChronicAntiviral AgentsDNA, CircularDNA, ViralHepatitis B virusHumansVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsDNA, CircularDNA, ViralcccDNADynamicsFunctional cureHepatitis BStrategyTreatment

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PMID38110037
PMCPMC10877440

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