A Novel Anti-HBV Agent, E-CFCP, restores Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-induced Senescence-associated Cellular Markers Perturbation in Human Hepatocytes

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HBV with precore and basal core promoter mutations exhibits a high replication phenotype and causes ER stress-mediated cell death in humanized liver chimeric mice

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Discovery of a first-in-class orally available HBV cccDNA inhibitor

Wang, L. Zhu, Q. Zhang, J. D. Zhang, Y. Ni, X. Xiang, K. Jiang, J. Li, B. Yu, Y. Hu, H. Zhang, M. Wu, W. Zeng, J. Yan, Z. Dai, J. Sun, K. Zhang, X. Chen, D. Feng, S. Sach Peltason, L. Young, J. A. T. Gao, L.
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Pegylated interferon therapy-related microRNA-6126 downregulates sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide expression in hepatocytes

Fujita, K. Nishitsuji, H. Iwama, H. Tadokoro, T. Morishita, A. Mimura, S. Ono, M. Himoto, T. Shimotohno, K. Masaki, T.
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Characterization of a KDM5 small molecule inhibitor with antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus

Gilmore, S. A. Tam, D. Cheung, T. L. Snyder, C. Farand, J. Dick, R.Matles, M. Feng, J. Y.Ramirez, R.Li, L. Yu, H. Xu, Y.Barnes, D. Czerwieniec, G. Brendza, K. M. Appleby, T. C. Birkus, G. Willkom, M. Kobayashi, T. Paoli, E. Labelle, M. Boesen, T.Tay, C. H. Delaney, W. E. thNotte, G. T. Schmitz, U. Feierbach, B.
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Ivermectin Inhibits HBV Entry into the Nucleus by Suppressing KPNA2

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Viruses. 2022 Nov 8;14(11):2468. doi: 10.3390/v14112468.

Fungal Secondary Metabolite Exophillic Acid Selectively Inhibits the Entry of Hepatitis B and D Viruses

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Hepatitis B virus utilizes a retrograde trafficking route via the trans-Golgi network to avoid lysosomal degradation

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Targeting lipid biosynthesis pathways for hepatitis B virus cure

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Signature of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in nails and hair

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The kinesin KIF4 mediates HBV/HDV entry through the regulation of surface NTCP localization and can be targeted by RXR agonists in vitro

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A single hepatitis B virus genome with a reporter allows the entire viral life cycle to be monitored in primary human hepatocytes

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Ongoing viral replication and production of infectious virus in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus suppressed below the limit of quantitation on long-term nucleos(t)ide therapy

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Macrophages activated by hepatitis B virus have distinct metabolic profiles and suppress the virus via IL-1beta to downregulate PPARalpha and FOXO3

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HBV upregulates TRAIL-R3 expression in hepatocytes for escaping both cell apoptosis and suppression of their replication by TRAIL

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Droplet digital PCR assay provides intrahepatic HBV cccDNA quantification tool for clinical application

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ヒト肝細胞キメラマウスを利用したB型 肝炎ウイルス/D型肝炎ウイルス共感染モデル

加国 雅和
Medical Science Digest（MSD)　2021；47（14）：26－27

Are Humanized Mouse Models Useful for Basic Research of Hepatocarcinogenesis through Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection?

Masataka Tsuge
Viruses. 2021 Sep 24;13(10). pii: v13101920. doi: 10.3390/v13101920.

HBx-induced degradation of Smc5/6 complex impairs homologous recombination-mediated repair of damaged DNA

Sekiba, K. Otsuka, M. Funato, K. Miyakawa, Y. Tanaka, E. Seimiya, T. Yamagami, M. Tsutsumi, T. Okushin, K. Miyakawa, K. Ryo, A. Koike, K.

J Hepatol. 2021 Aug 25. pii: S0168-8278(21)02005-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.08.010.

Infection courses, virological features and IFN-alpha responses of HBV genotypes in cell culture and animal models

Zhang, M. Zhang, Z. Imamura, M. Osawa, M. Teraoka, Y. Piotrowski, J. Ishida, Y. Sozzi, V. Revill, P. A. Saito, T. Chayama, K. Liang, T. J.

J Hepatol. 2021 Aug 4. pii: S0168-8278(21)01960-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.07.030.