title: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection and pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the major causes of advanced liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. While the knowledge about the molecular virology of HCV infection has markedly advanced, the molecular mechanisms of disease progression leading to fibrosis, cirrhosis and HCC are still unclear. Accumulating experimental and clinical studies indicate that HCV may drive hepatocarcinogenesis directly via its proteins or transcripts, and/or indirectly through induction of chronic liver inflammation. Despite the possibility to eradicate HCV infection through direct-acting antiviral treatment, the risk of HCC persists although specific biomarkers to estimate this risk are still missing. Thus, a better understanding of HCV-induced HCC and more physiological liver disease models are required to prevent cancer development.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandiera
authors.affiliation: Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Liver Cancer Program, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Billie Bian
authors.affiliation: Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Liver Cancer Program, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Yujin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hoshida
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire, Pôle hépato-digestif, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: thomas.baumert@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Baumert
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: mirjam.zeisel@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Mirjam B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Zeisel
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008954:Models, Biological