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ReviewCurrent opinion in virology2025

Virological and immunological determinants of hepatitis E virus infection outcomes.

Xinjia Wang, Lu Bian, Eun Hee Ha, Lei Wang, Kyle O'Shaughnessy, Yifei Zheng, Zhuoying Feng, Wei Bo Chen, Xianfang Wu

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Review in Current opinion in virology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xinjia WangDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Lu BianDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Eun Hee HaDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Lei WangDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Kyle O'ShaughnessyDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America; Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Yifei ZhengDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Zhuoying FengDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Wei Bo ChenDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Xianfang WuDepartment of Infection Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America; Cleveland Clinic College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America. Electronic address: WUX4@ccf.org.

Funding

Developing a renewable and dissectible human liver for the study of HBV/HCV infectionDP2AI170515 · NIAID · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI Xianfang Wu · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Elucidating the mechanisms of intrinsic stem cell resistance to virus infectionR00AI141742 · NIAID · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI WU, XIANFANG · 2021 to 2022
$276k
NIAID NIH HHS DP2 AI170515NIAID NIH HHS R00 AI141742
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, especially in regions with limited sanitation infrastructure. Unlike hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) - which frequently progress to chronic infections associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma - HEV typically leads to acute and self-resolving infection in immunocompetent individuals. This review explores the mechanistic underpinnings that distinguish HEV's clinical trajectory from HBV and HCV, focusing on viral genome organization, replication strategies, immune evasion tactics, and host immune responses. Understanding these factors provides critical insights into the determinants of viral clearance versus persistence and may guide future vaccine and antiviral development.

Indexed as

Hepatitis EHepatitis E virusAnimalsGenome, ViralHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmune EvasionVirus Replication

Identifiers

PMID40974759
PMCPMC13198767

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