Abstract: Human hepatoma cell lines are provided that comprises a set of cells clonally derived from a cancerous human liver cell, in which each cell of the set expresses a receptor having an affinity for binding a virus of the Flaviviridae genus and a virus of the Hepadnaviridae genus to enable infection by viruses of both genus in native forms, and in which each cell of the set exhibits susceptibility to infection by a hepatotropic parasite of the Leishmania genus in a native form. Various compositions and methods relating to diagnostic, therapeutic, and prophylactic embodiments are also provided.

Abstract: The invention concerns human hepatoma cell lines, characterized in that they are capable of being naturally infected by parasites and/or viruses; said parasites can be hepatotropic or not, such as Plasmodium or parasites of the genus leishmania and express receptors of the family of Flaviviridae and Ilepadnaviridae viruses, preferably HBV and HCV. The invention has diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic applications.