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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Viral Hepatitis: Host Immune Interaction, Pathogenesis and New Therapeutic Strategies.

Angela Quirino, Nadia Marascio, Francesco Branda, Alessandra Ciccozzi, Chiara Romano, Chiara Locci, Ilenia Azzena, Noemi Pascale, Grazia Pavia, Giovanni Matera and 8 more

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Angela QuirinoUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro "Renato Dulbecco" Teaching Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Nadia MarascioUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro "Renato Dulbecco" Teaching Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0880-8955
Francesco BrandaUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9485-3877
Alessandra CiccozziDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Chiara RomanoUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Chiara LocciDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Ilenia AzzenaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Noemi PascaleDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Grazia PaviaUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro "Renato Dulbecco" Teaching Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7685-3419
Giovanni MateraUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro "Renato Dulbecco" Teaching Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Marco CasuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5042-4851
Daria SannaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3058-4663
Marta GiovanettiDepartment of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5849-7326
Giancarlo CeccarelliDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5921-3180
Pierfrancesco Alaimo di LoroDepartment GEPLI, Libera Università Maria Ss Assunta, 00193 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6075-3659
Massimo CiccozziUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3866-9239
Fabio ScarpaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3501-714X
Antonello MaruottiDepartment GEPLI, Libera Università Maria Ss Assunta, 00193 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8377-9950

Funding

Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca 2022XRHT8R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral hepatitis is a major cause of liver illness worldwide. Despite advances in the understanding of these infections, the pathogenesis of hepatitis remains a complex process driven by intricate interactions between hepatitis viruses and host cells at the molecular level. This paper will examine in detail the dynamics of these host-pathogen interactions, highlighting the key mechanisms that regulate virus entry into the hepatocyte, their replication, evasion of immune responses, and induction of hepatocellular damage. The unique strategies employed by different hepatitis viruses, such as hepatitis B, C, D, and E viruses, to exploit metabolic and cell signaling pathways to their advantage will be discussed. At the same time, the innate and adaptive immune responses put in place by the host to counter viral infection will be analyzed. Special attention will be paid to genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors that modulate individual susceptibility to different forms of viral hepatitis. In addition, this work will highlight the latest findings on the mechanisms of viral persistence leading to the chronic hepatitis state and the potential implications for the development of new therapeutic strategies. Fully understanding the complex host-pathogen interactions in viral hepatitis is crucial to identifying new therapeutic targets, developing more effective approaches for treatment, and shedding light on the mechanisms underlying progression to more advanced stages of liver damage.

Indexed as

Hepatitis, Viral, HumanHost-Pathogen InteractionsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntiviral AgentsHepatitis VirusesHumansImmunity, InnateVirus ReplicationAntiviral Agentshost–pathogen interactionsimmune evasion mechanismstherapeutic strategiesviral hepatitisviral persistence

Identifiers

PMID39338957
PMCPMC11435051

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