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Oxysterols: An emerging class of broad spectrum antiviral effectors

Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2016
Abstract:
Oxysterols are a family of cholesterol oxidation derivatives that contain an additional hydroxyl, epoxide or ketone group in the sterol nucleus and/or a hydroxyl group in the side chain. The majority of oxysterols in the blood are of endogenous origin, derived from cholesterol via either enzymatic or non-enzymatic mechanisms. A large number of reports demonstrate multiple physiological roles of specific oxysterols. One such role is the inhibition of viral replication. This biochemical/biological property was first characterised against a number of viruses endowed with an external lipid membrane (enveloped viruses), although antiviral activity has since been observed in relation to several non-enveloped viruses. In the present paper, we review the recent findings about the broad antiviral activity of oxysterols against enveloped and non-enveloped human viral pathogens, and provide an overview of their putative antiviral mechnism(s).
Tipologia CRIS:
03A-Articolo su Rivista
Keywords:
25-Hydroxycholesterol; 27-Hydroxycholesterol; Antiviral; Enveloped virus; Innate immunity; Non-enveloped viruses; Oxysterols; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Molecular Medicine; Clinical Biochemistry; Medicine (all)
Elenco autori:
Lembo, David; Cagno, Valeria; Civra, Andrea; Poli, Giuseppe
Autori di Ateneo:
CIVRA Andrea
LEMBO David
Link alla scheda completa:
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1635348
Link al Full Text:
https://iris.unito.it/retrieve/handle/2318/1635348/328437/Lembo%20MAM%20post%20print.pdf
Pubblicato in:
MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINE
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