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A Competent Hepatocyte Model Examining Hepatitis B Virus Entry through Sodium Taurocholate Cotransporting Polypeptide as a Therapeutic Target
Published on: May 10, 2022
Current and novel therapies for hepatitis B virus infection
1Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. satoken@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Many therapeutic reagents for hepatitis B virus infection have established efficacy in goals such as alanine aminotransferase normalization, hepatitis B virus DNA suppression, HBeAg seroconversion, histological improvement, and reduce disease progression. However, it is not established that the efficacy of these reagents for the long-term survival and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma although recent meta-analyses have also shown antiviral therapy to be efficacious. This article reviews the current status and innovative new options for antiviral therapy for hepatitis B and also discusses the various mechanisms of action for each drug, the results of clinical studies for each therapy, and the problems yet to be solved with respect to hepatitis B treatment.
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