| Literature DB >> 33250929 |
Alexi Tallan1, Zongdi Feng1,2.
Abstract
The liver is home to five known human hepatitis viruses (hepatitis A virus-hepatitis E virus). Despite being phylogenetically unrelated, these viruses replicate and spread in the liver without causing apparent cytopathic effects, and all have evolved strategies to counteract antibody-mediated inhibition of virus spread. In this review, we discuss the current understanding regarding the spread mechanisms for these viruses with an attempt to extract common principles and identify key questions for future studies.Entities:
Keywords: antibody neutralization; cell-to-cell transmission; hepatitis A virus; hepatitis B virus; hepatitis C virus; hepatitis D virus; hepatitis E virus; quasi-envelopment; virus entry; virus spread
Year: 2020 PMID: 33250929 PMCID: PMC7675010 DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2020-0158
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Future Virol ISSN: 1746-0794 Impact factor: 1.831