Latavia Singh

Ms. Latavia Singh


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 May 2018 in Viruses
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LSLatavia Singh
Latavia Singh
SISunaina Indermun
Sunaina Indermun
Mershen GovenderMershen Govender
Mershen Govender
PKPradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar
LTLisa du Toit
Lisa du Toit
VPViness Pillay
Viness Pillay
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a significant health challenge due to associated morbidity and mortality from cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer that eventually results in the breakdown of liver functionality. Nanotechnology has the potential to play a pivotal role in reducing viral load levels and drug-resistant HBV through drug targeting, thus reducing the rate of evolution of the disease. Apart from tissue targeting, intracellular delivery of a wide range of drugs is necessary to exert a therapeutic action in the affected organelles. This review encompasses the strategies and techniques that have been utilized to target the HBV-infected nuclei in liver hepatocytes, with a significant look at the new insights and most recent advances in drug carriers and their role in anti-HBV therapy.