ABSTRACT

Cancer-causing viruses, also called oncoviruses, play a key role in the development of certain cancers. They contribute to genetic changes that disrupt the cell cycle machinery, interfering with functions such as cell growth. Cancer-Causing Viruses and Their Inhibitors presents a plethora of research from internationally reputed contributors who di

chapter 1|20 pages

Cancer-Causing Viruses

An Introduction
BySatya P. Gupta, Vertika Gautam

chapter 2|20 pages

Targeting Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1

Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies
ByJun-ichirou Yasunaga

chapter 3|44 pages

Hepatitis C Virus and Its Inhibitors

The Polymerase as a Target for Nucleoside and Nucleotide Analogs
ByJerome Deval, Martin Huber

chapter 4|35 pages

Mechanisms of Hepatitis C Virus Clearance by Interferon and Ribavirin Combination

Lessons Learned from In Vitro Cell Culture
BySrikanta Dash, Partha K. Chandra, Kurt Ramazan, Robert F. Garry, Luis A. Balart

chapter 5|35 pages

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

ByRakhi Maiwall, Manoj Kumar Sharma

chapter 6|49 pages

Epstein–Barr Virus and Treatment of Its Infection

ByTarun Jha, Amit Kumar Halder, Nilanjan Adhikari

chapter 7|36 pages

Landscape of Papillomavirus in Human Cancers

Prevention and Therapeutic Avenues
BySusri Ray Chaudhuri (Guha), Anirban Roy, Indranil Chatterjee, Rahul Roy Chowdhury, Snehasikta Swarnakar

chapter 8|18 pages

Role of High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses in Breast Carcinogenesis

ByAla-Eddin Al Moustafa

chapter 9|17 pages

Prospective Therapies of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infections

ByRicardo Ney Oliveira Cobucci, Janaina Cristiana de Oliveira Crispim, Ana Katherine da Silveira Gonçalves

chapter 10|41 pages

Human Herpesvirus Type 8/Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus

An Overview of Viral Pathogenesis and Treatment of Associated Diseases
ByHiba El Hajj, Raghida Abou Merhi, Ali Bazarbachi

chapter 11|24 pages

Tea Polyphenolic Compounds against Herpes Simplex Viruses

ByTin-Chun Chu, Sandra D. Adams, Lee H. Lee

chapter |62 pages

HIV Integrase Inhibitors

Qualitative and Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship Studies
ByRajni Garg, Gene M. Ko

chapter 13|30 pages

Virus Wars

Oncolytic Versus Oncogenic Viruses
ByMarkus Vähä-Koskela, Fabrice Le Boeuf, Vincenzo Cerullo

chapter 14|30 pages

Oncolytic Viruses and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

ByVaishali M. Patil, Satya P. Gupta