Interplay between Hepatitis D Virus and the Interferon Response
Zhenfeng Zhang 1 , Stephan Urban 1 2
Affiliations
Affiliations
1
Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
2
German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
PMID: 33233762 DOI: 10.3390/v12111334
Abstract
Chronic hepatitis D (CHD) is the most severe form of viral hepatitis, with rapid progression of liver-related diseases and high rates of development of hepatocellular carcinoma. The causative agent, hepatitis D virus (HDV), contains a small (approximately 1.7 kb) highly self-pairing single-strand circular RNA genome that assembles with the HDV antigen to form a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. HDV depends on hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope proteins for envelopment and de novo hepatocyte entry; however, its intracellular RNA replication is autonomous. In addition, HDV can amplify HBV independently through cell division. Cellular innate immune responses, mainly interferon (IFN) response, are crucial for controlling invading viruses, while viruses counteract these responses to favor their propagation. In contrast to HBV, HDV activates profound IFN response through the melanoma differentiation antigen 5 (MDA5) pathway. This cellular response efficiently suppresses cell-division-mediated HDV spread and, to some extent, early stages of HDV de novo infection, but only marginally impairs RNA replication in resting hepatocytes. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on HDV structure, replication, and persistence and subsequently focus on the interplay between HDV and IFN response, including IFN activation, sensing, antiviral effects, and viral countermeasures. Finally, we discuss crosstalk with HBV.
Keywords: Hepcludex; Myrcludex B; cell-division-mediated spread; countermeasures; de novo infection; hepatitis B virus; hepatitis D virus; interferon response; pattern recognition receptors; persistence. 作者: StephenW 时间: 2020-11-25 21:59