title: Hepatitis B virus receptors and molecular drug targets.
abstract: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of liver disease worldwide. Virus-induced diseases include cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. Current therapeutic strategies may at best control infection without reaching cure. Complementary antiviral strategies aimed at viral cure are therefore urgently needed. HBV entry is the first step of the infection cycle, which leads to the formation of cccDNA and the establishment of chronic infection. Viral entry may thus represent an attractive target for antiviral therapy. This review summarizes the molecular virology and cell biology of HBV entry, including the discovery and development of new HBV entry inhibitors, and discusses their potential in future treatment of HBV infection.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Université de Strasbourg, 3 Rue Koeberlé, 67000, Strasbourg, France.|Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Eloi R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Verrier
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Université de Strasbourg, 3 Rue Koeberlé, 67000, Strasbourg, France.|Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Che C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Colpitts
authors.affiliation: INTS, Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire, 75015, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sureau
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Université de Strasbourg, 3 Rue Koeberlé, 67000, Strasbourg, France. thomas.baumert@unistra.fr.|Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France. thomas.baumert@unistra.fr.|Pôle Hépato-digestif, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire, 67000, Strasbourg, France. thomas.baumert@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Baumert
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000378:metabolism*; D053585:Virus Attachment / Q000187:drug effects; D053586:Virus Internalization / Q000187:drug effects*; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011991:Receptors, Virus
keywords: Antiviral targets; Host-targeting agents; Liver; Therapy; Treatment