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FEBS J. 2017 Apr 29. doi: 10.1111/febs.14094. [Epub ahead of print]
Virus-host-interplay in hepatitis B virus infection and epigenetic treatment strategies.
Hensel KO1, Rendon JC2,3, Navas MC3, Rots MG2, Postberg J1.
Author information
1 HELIOS Medical Centre Wuppertal, Paediatrics Centre, Centre for Clinical & Translational Research (CCTR), Faculty of Health, Centre for Biomedical Education & Research (ZBAF), Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.
2 Epigenetic Editing, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), The Netherlands.
3 Grupo de Gastrohepatologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, (UdeA), Medellin, Colombia.
Abstract
Worldwide, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem and no cure exists. Importantly, hepatocyte intrusion by HBV particles results in a complex deregulation of both viral and host cellular genetic and epigenetic processes. Among the attempts to develop novel therapeutic approaches against HBV infection, several options targeting the epigenomic regulation of HBV replication are gaining attention. These include the experimental treatment with 'epidrugs'. Moreover, as a targeted approach, the principle of 'epigenetic editing' recently is being exploited to control viral replication. Silencing of HBV by specific rewriting of epigenetic marks might diminish viral replication, viremia and infectivity, eventually controlling the disease and its complications. Additionally, epigenetic editing can be used as an experimental tool to increase our limited understanding regarding the role of epigenetic modifications in viral infections. Aiming for permanent epigenetic reprogramming of the viral genome without unspecific side-effects, this breakthrough may pave the roads for an ambitious technological pursuit: to start designing a curative approach utilizing manipulative molecular therapies for viral infections in vivo. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
CRISPR/Cas; CccDNA; Epigenome; HBV; HBx; epidrugs, DNA methylation; epigenome editing; virus-host interaction
PMID:
28457020
DOI:
10.1111/febs.14094
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