Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892.
Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892.
Gastroenterology. 2019 Jan;156(2):311-324. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.07.057. Epub 2018 Sep 19.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects approximately 300 million people worldwide. Although antiviral therapies have improved the long-term outcomes, patients often require life-long treatment and there is no cure for HBV infection. New technologies can help us learn more about the pathogenesis of HBV infection and develop therapeutic agents to reduce its burden. We review recent advances in development of direct-acting antiviral and host-targeting agents, some of which have entered clinical trials. We also discuss strategies for unbiased high-throughput screens to identify compounds that inhibit HBV and for repurposing existing drugs.
乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 感染影响全球约 3 亿人。尽管抗病毒疗法改善了长期预后,但患者通常需要终身治疗,而且目前尚无治愈乙型肝炎病毒感染的方法。新技术可以帮助我们更多地了解乙型肝炎病毒感染的发病机制,并开发治疗药物以减轻其负担。我们综述了直接作用抗病毒药物和宿主靶向药物的最新进展,其中一些已进入临床试验。我们还讨论了用于无偏高通量筛选以鉴定抑制乙型肝炎病毒的化合物和重新利用现有药物的策略。