| Literature DB >> 29892183 |
Shrihari A Anikhindi1,2, Ashish Kumar1,2, Praveen Sharma1,2, Vikas Singla1,2, Naresh Bansal1,2, Anil Arora1,2.
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common causes of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite recent strides in pharmacotherapy, complete cure of HBV infection still remains an enigma. The biggest obstacle in HBV therapy is clearance of covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid (cccDNA). We discuss about the role of cccDNA in HBV life cycle, efficacy and shortcomings of currently available antivirals as well as promising novel targets to achieve ideal HBV cure.Entities:
Keywords: DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid; HBV; HBV, hepatitis B virus; antivirals; ccc, covalently closed circular; cccDNA
Year: 2017 PMID: 29892183 PMCID: PMC5992304 DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2017.10.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Exp Hepatol ISSN: 0973-6883