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Abstract

In hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the virus produces redundant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) that plays a key role in driving T-cell tolerance and viral persistence. However, currently available anti-HBV agents have no direct effect on HBsAg transcription and protein expression. In this study, we designed a heat shock protein gp96 inhibitor p37 with the cell penetrating peptide PTD (protein transduction domain of trans-activator of transcription), which mediated p37 internalization into hepatocytes. PTD-p37 effectively suppressed HBsAg expression and viral replication both and . We further provide evidence that PTD-p37 suppressed HBV enhancer/promoter activity via p53 upregulation. Moreover, PTD-p37 had antiviral activity against a lamivudine-resistant HBV strain. Considering that suppression of HBsAg expression is a major goal for treatment of HBV infection, our results provide a basis for developing a new therapeutic approaches targeting host factors against viral expression.

Keyword(s): gp96 inhibitor , HBsAg , HBV and p53
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2019-08-01
2024-12-07
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