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Hepatitis- updates from the classical emerging infections

Guest Editor: Zhenghong Yuan (Fudan University, China)

Hepatitis viruses (HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV) belong to diverse virus families and are transmitted by different routes. Some are enveloped and the genome can be single-stranded RNA or double-stranded DNA. Though HAV and HEV usually cause acute infections, chronic HEV infections have been observed recently. Various mechanisms for persistent infections by HBV or HCV, and their roles leading to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma have been further explored. Novel data on the molecular biology of hepatitis viruses, antiviral drugs, and new therapeutic targets have been presented regularly. EMI Special Topic - Viral Hepatitis will cover these hepatitis viruses in terms of biology, pathogenesis, immune response, therapy, and prevention, with special emphasis on recent progress.

Emerging Microbes & Infections

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2020

Title Author Article Type
Reduction of the occurrence of occult HBV infection in infants by increasing the dose of hepatitis B vaccine: a large prospective cohort study Y. Li , Z. Liu , Y. Song et al Original Article
Identification of hepatitis C virus in the common bed bug – a potential, but uncommon route for HCV infection? J. Ling, T. P. Vinnersten, J. C. Hesson et al Letter
Presence and persistence of hepatitis E virus RNA and proteins in human bone marrow L. Wang, L. Yan, J. Jiang et al Letter
Tropism, pathology, and transmission of equine parvovirus-hepatitis J. E. Tomlinson, M. Jager, A. Struzyna et al Original Article
Seroprevalence of AIH-related autoantibodies in patients with acute hepatitis E viral infection: a prospective case–control study in China J. Wu, N. Guo, L. Zhu et al Original Article

2019

Title Author Article Type
Chromatin remodelling factor BAF155 protects hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) from ubiquitin-independent proteasomal degradation H. Chen, Y. Zhang, S. Ye et al Original Article
Hepatitis E-related adverse pregnancy outcomes and their prevention by hepatitis E vaccine in a rabbit model M. Li, S. Li, Q. He et al Original Article
Down-regulation of cell membrane localized NTCP expression in proliferating hepatocytes prevents hepatitis B virus infection Y. Yan, L. Allweiss, D. Yang et al Original Article
Robust in vitro assay for analyzing the neutralization activity of serum specimens against hepatitis B virus Y. L. Zhang, Y. Gao, J. L. Cao et al Original Article
Hepatitis B virus mutation pattern rtL180M+A181C+M204V may contribute to entecavir resistance in clinical practice Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, X. Li et al Original Article

2018

Title Author Article Type
Life cycle and morphogenesis of the hepatitis E virus K. Himmelsbach, D. Bender & E. Hildt Review
Identification and genetic characterization of a novel parvovirus associated with serum hepatitis in horses in China G. Lu, L. Sun, J. Ou et al Original Article
Optimized HepaRG is a suitable cell source to generate the human liver chimeric mouse model for the chronic hepatitis B virus infection L. Yuan, X. Liu, L. Zhang et al Original Article
Sequence analysis of integrated hepatitis B virus DNA during HBeAg-seroconversion M. A. Budzinska, N. A. Shackel, S. Urban & T. Tu Original Article
Adaptive mutation F772S-enhanced p7-NS4A cooperation facilitates the assembly and release of hepatitis C virus and is associated with lipid droplet enlargement X. Duan, M. I. Anwar, Z. Xu et al Original Article
Bona fide receptor for hepatitis B and D viral infections: Mechanism, research models and molecular drug targets Y. Yu, S. Li & W. Liang Review
Continuous decline of hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in southern Germany despite increasing notifications, 2003–2015 H. Mahrt, M. Schemmerer, G. Behrens et al Original Article
A “sandwich” strategy for functional cure of chronic hepatitis B X. Y. Wang & Y. M. Wen Correspondence
RBM24 stabilizes hepatitis B virus pregenomic RNA but inhibits core protein translation by targeting the terminal redundancy sequence Y. Yao, B. Yang, H. Cao et al Original Article
Avian hepatitis E virus infection of duck, goose, and rabbit in northwest China B. Liu, M. Fan, B. Zhang et al Correspondence
Author Correction: Prevalence and characteristics of hypoxic hepatitis in the largest single-centre cohort of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus-infected patients with severe liver impairment in the intensive care unit Y. M. Zhang, J. M. Liu, L. Yu et al Author Correction
Origin and dispersal of Hepatitis E virus D. Forni, R. Cagliani, M. Clerici & M. Sironi Original Article

2017

Title Author Article Type
Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E in Shenzhen, China: a shift toward foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus infection S. Sridhar, S. K. F. Lo, F. Xing et a Original Article
A comparative study on the characterization of hepatitis B virus quasispecies by clone-based sequencing and third-generation sequencing J. Li, M. Wang, D. Yu et al Original Article
Establishment of a fluorescent in situ hybridization assay for imaging hepatitis B virus nucleic acids in cell culture models X. Zhang, L. Yue, Z. Zhang & Z. Yuan Original Article
Hepatitis C virus genotypes and subtypes circulating in Mainland China Y. Chen, C. Yu, X. Yin et al Original Article
Hepatitis A virus infections and outbreaks in asylum seekers arriving to Germany, September 2015 to March 2016 K. Michaelis, J. J. Wenzel, K. Stark & M. Faber Original Article

2016

2015

Title Author Article Type
Natural reservoirs for homologs of hepatitis C virus S. Pfaender, R. J. P. Brown, T. Pietschmann & E. Steinmann Review
Persistence of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in hepatocytes: molecular mechanisms and clinical significance H. C. Yang & J. H. Kao Review
Prevalence and characteristics of hypoxic hepatitis in the largest single-centre cohort of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus-infected patients with severe liver impairment in the intensive care unit Y. M. Zhang, J. M. Liu, L. Yu et al Original Article

2013

Title Author Article Type
Progress towards a hepatitis C virus vaccine L. M. J. Law, A. Landi, W. C. Magee et al Review
Hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase: diverse functions as classical and emerging targets for antiviral intervention S. A. Jones & J. Hu Review
T-cell responses in hepatitis B and C virus infection: similarities and differences J. Schmidt, H. E. Blum & R. Thimme Review
Pathobiology of hepatitis E: lessons learned from primate models R. H. Purcell, R. E. Engle, S. Govindarajan et al Original Article
Hepatitis B virus genetic variants: biological properties and clinical implications S. Tong, J. Li, J. R. Wands & Y. M. Wen Review

2012