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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Epigenetic Mechanisms Involved in Hcv Infection and Human HCC.

Ximenya Glauce da Cunha Freire Lopes, Roque Ribeiro da Silva Júnior, Fernando Liberalino Fernandes, Laura Andrade Custódio de Oliveira, Vania Sousa Andrade, Fabiana Lima Bezerra, Josélio Maria Galvão de Araújo, Jenner Chrystian Veríssimo de Azevedo, Thales Allyrio Araújo de Medeiros Fernandes, José Veríssimo Fernandes

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ximenya Glauce da Cunha Freire LopesPostgraduate Program in Parasitic Biology (PPGBP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil.
Roque Ribeiro da Silva JúniorMulticenter Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences (PPGMCF), Faculty of Health Sciences (FACS/UERN), State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro 59610-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9517-6823
Fernando Liberalino FernandesMulticenter Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PMBqBM), Faculty of Health Sciences (FACS/UERN), State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro 59610-090, Brazil.
Laura Andrade Custódio de OliveiraDepartment of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil.
Vania Sousa AndradePostgraduate Program in Parasitic Biology (PPGBP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil.
Fabiana Lima BezerraPostgraduate Program in Parasitic Biology (PPGBP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil.
Josélio Maria Galvão de AraújoPostgraduate Program in Parasitic Biology (PPGBP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil.
Jenner Chrystian Veríssimo de AzevedoDepartment of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil.
Thales Allyrio Araújo de Medeiros FernandesMulticenter Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences (PPGMCF), Faculty of Health Sciences (FACS/UERN), State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro 59610-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4559-8918
José Veríssimo FernandesPostgraduate Program in Parasitic Biology (PPGBP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major global health challenge and often progresses to chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Growing evidence indicates that epigenetic regulation mediated by non-coding RNAs plays a critical role in viral pathogenesis and tumor development. This review provides an integrated overview of the functions of microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs) in HCV-induced liver injury. We highlight the dual roles of these molecules, demonstrating how some ncRNAs promote viral replication, whereas others act as tumor suppressors that become dysregulated during infection. Particular emphasis is placed on interaction networks in which lncRNAs and circRNAs function as molecular sponges for miRNAs, thereby modulating signaling pathways essential for hepatic homeostasis. Disruption of these networks contributes to a pro-inflammatory and pro-tumorigenic microenvironment. Finally, we discuss the potential of these transcripts as diagnostic biomarkers and as emerging therapeutic targets in HCV-associated HCC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularEpigenesis, GeneticHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicLiver NeoplasmsRNA, UntranslatedGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansMicroRNAsRNA, CircularRNA, Long NoncodingTumor MicroenvironmentVirus ReplicationMicroRNAsRNA, CircularRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, UntranslatedEpigenomicsHepacivirusRNA

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PMID41465470
PMCPMC12733073

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