Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy (Jan 2021)

Targeting the signaling in Epstein–Barr virus-associated diseases: mechanism, regulation, and clinical study

  • Ya Cao,
  • Longlong Xie,
  • Feng Shi,
  • Min Tang,
  • Yueshuo Li,
  • Jianmin Hu,
  • Lin Zhao,
  • Luqing Zhao,
  • Xinfang Yu,
  • Xiangjian Luo,
  • Weihua Liao,
  • Ann M. Bode

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-020-00376-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 33

Abstract

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Abstract Epstein–Barr virus-associated diseases are important global health concerns. As a group I carcinogen, EBV accounts for 1.5% of human malignances, including both epithelial- and lymphatic-originated tumors. Moreover, EBV plays an etiological and pathogenic role in a number of non-neoplastic diseases, and is even involved in multiple autoimmune diseases (SADs). In this review, we summarize and discuss some recent exciting discoveries in EBV research area, which including DNA methylation alterations, metabolic reprogramming, the changes of mitochondria and ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), oxidative stress and EBV lytic reactivation, variations in non-coding RNA (ncRNA), radiochemotherapy and immunotherapy. Understanding and learning from this advancement will further confirm the far-reaching and future value of therapeutic strategies in EBV-associated diseases.