Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Epidemiology, etiology and molecular classification

S Chidambaranathan-Reghupaty, PB Fisher… - Advances in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the primary malignancy of hepatocytes, is a diagnosis with
bleak outcome. According to National Cancer Institute's SEER database, the average five …

Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

[HTML][HTML] Approaches, progress, and challenges to hepatitis C vaccine development

JR Bailey, E Barnes, AL Cox - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection vary, and there were an estimated 1.75
million new cases worldwide in 2015. The World Health Organization aims for a 90 …

Epidemiology and natural history of HCV infection

B Hajarizadeh, J Grebely, GJ Dore - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Worldwide, an estimated 130–170 million people have HCV infection. HCV
prevalence is highest in Egypt at> 10% of the general population and China has the most …

Human viral oncogenesis: a cancer hallmarks analysis

EA Mesri, MA Feitelson, K Munger - Cell host & microbe, 2014 - cell.com
Approximately 12% of all human cancers are caused by oncoviruses. Human viral
oncogenesis is complex, and only a small percentage of the infected individuals develop …

Toll-like receptors and their crosstalk with other innate receptors in infection and immunity

T Kawai, S Akira - Immunity, 2011 - cell.com
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are germline-encoded pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that
play a central role in host cell recognition and responses to microbial pathogens. TLR …

CD39 Expression Identifies Terminally Exhausted CD8+ T Cells

PK Gupta, J Godec, D Wolski, E Adland, K Yates… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Exhausted T cells express multiple co-inhibitory molecules that impair their function and limit
immunity to chronic viral infection. Defining novel markers of exhaustion is important both for …

Pathogenic mechanisms in HBV-and HCV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma

A Arzumanyan, HM Reis, MA Feitelson - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly lethal cancer, with increasing worldwide
incidence, that is mainly associated with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C …

Regulatory T-cell responses to low-dose interleukin-2 in HCV-induced vasculitis

D Saadoun, M Rosenzwajg, F Joly, A Six… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Patients with vasculitis induced by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have reduced
levels of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Resolution of HCV infection correlates with cure of …

Pathogenesis of chronic viral hepatitis: differential roles of T cells and NK cells

B Rehermann - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections account for 57% of
cases of liver cirrhosis and 78% of cases of primary liver cancer worldwide and cause a …