Oligonucleotide-Based Therapies for Chronic HBV Infection: A Primer on Biochemistry, Mechanisms and Antiviral Effects

Three types of oligonucleotide-based medicines are under clinical development for the treatment of chronic HBV infection. Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and synthetic interfering RNA (siRNA) are designed to degrade HBV mRNA, and nucleic acid polymers (NAPs) stop the assembly and secretion of HBV...

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Main Author: Andrew Vaillant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/2052