Application of the new serum markers in the research and development of innovative hepatitis B drugs
10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20200722-00410-1
- VernacularTitle:新型血清指标在乙型肝炎创新药物研发中的应用
- Author:
Fengmin LU
1
;
Jie WANG
;
Xiangmei CHEN
;
Xinxin ZHANG
;
Wenhong ZHANG
;
Xiaoyuan XU
;
Jidong JIA
;
Hong REN
Author Information
1. 北京大学基础医学院病原生物学系暨感染病研究中心 100191
- Keywords:
Hepatitis B virus;
Low viral load;
Occult HBV infection;
Antiviral drugs;
Virological biomarkers
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
2020;28(8):649-653
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) poses a serious threat to the health of the Chinese people. Viral markers are of great significance during antiviral therapy and research and development of innovative drugs. However, traditional serovirological markers such as HBV DNA and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) have certain limitations in assessing the efficacy of antiviral treatment and accurately reflecting the transcriptional activity of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). In recent years, the role of new viral markers such as HBV RNA, hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) and quantitative anti-hepatitis B core protein (qAnti-HBc) have attracted more and more attention because of accurately reflecting the transcription activity of cccDNA, determining the therapeutic effect and predicting the risk of recurrence after drug discontinuation. This article briefly introduces the application of new and old markers in various stages of antiviral therapy in CHB patients, and combines the application of new viral markers in the evaluation of drug efficacy, and expounds its possible role in the research and development of new antiviral therapy.
