Hepatitis delta virus infects the cells of hepadnavirus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma in woodchucks.
- Autores: Cunha C, Freitas N, Gudima SO, Menne S, Salisse J, Toshkov I
- Ano de Publicação: 2012
- Journal: Hepatology
- Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hepatitis+delta+virus+infects+the+cells+of+hepadnavirus-induced+hepatocellular+carcinoma+in+woodchucks
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a natural subviral agent of human hepatitis B virus (HBV). HDV enhances liver damage during concomitant infection with HBV. The molecular pathogenesis of HDV infection remains poorly understood. To advance our understanding of the relationship between HDV infection and liver cancer, it was determined whether HDV could infect in vivo the cells of hepadnavirus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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