Advances in hepatitis delta research: emerging insights and future directions

• Published in: Sexually transmitted infections Vol. 100; no. 5; pp. 310 - 317
• Main Authors: Degasperi, Elisabetta, Anolli, Maria Paola, Lampertico, Pietro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.08.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Anti-Infective Agents; Antiviral Agents; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Clinical trials; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B virus - drug effects; Hepatitis D; Hepatitis D - drug therapy; Hepatitis D, Chronic - drug therapy; Hepatitis delta virus; Hepatitis Delta Virus - drug effects; Humans; Hypertension; Infections; Interferon; LIVER; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Liver Cirrhosis - drug therapy; Liver Cirrhosis - virology; Liver diseases; Response rates; Review; Viral Load; Italy; Mongolia; Antiviral Agents; Hepatitis D; Anti-Infective Agents; Viral Load; LIVER

ObjectivesHepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective virus needing the envelope provided by hepatitis B virus (HBV) in order to enter liver cells and propagate. Chronic HDV infection is considered the most severe viral hepatitis, resulting in accelerated fibrosis progression until cirrhosis and its...