Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems.
Thomas BurkardNora ProskeKathrin ResnerLaura CollignonLeonard KnegendorfMartina FrieslandLieven VerhoyeIbrahim M SayedYannick BrüggemannMaximilian K NockePatrick BehrendtHeiner WedemeyerPhilip MeulemanDaniel TodtEike SteinmannPublished in: Cells (2022)
Direct interference of both viruses with HCV NS3/4A as the determinant was observed. In vivo, we detected reduced replication of both viruses after super-infection in individual mice. These findings provide new insights into the pathogenesis of HCV-HEV co-infections and should contribute to its clinical management in the future.