Pathogenesis of Viral Hepatitis
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viral hepatitis leads to a significant burden on public health worldwide. Each hepatitis virus, including hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E infection, may encompass a broad and diverse spectrum of clinical symptoms, from acute liver failure to chronic end-stage liver diseases. In the past decades, research breakthroughs have promoted the development of vaccines that can successfully prevent infection by hepatitis A, B, and E as well as effective antiviral-acting agents for treating hepatitis B and C; however, the molecular progress involved in the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis is not comprehensively understood. In particular, the molecular mechanisms underlying how hepatitis B, C, and D chronic infection results in the development of late-stage liver diseases, including steatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, remain unclear. This Special Issue aims to cover the current knowledge and cutting-edge research on the molecular virology of hepatitis viruses, host cell–hepatitis virus interactions, the pathogenesis of viral-hepatitis-induced liver diseases, and new directions for designing therapeutic strategies for clinical use. We invite contributions from reviews and original papers reporting recent efforts in this field.
Dr. Po-Yuan Ke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hepatitis virus
- viral hepatitis
- liver disease
- steatosis
- fibrosis
- cirrhosis
- liver injury
- liver
