Dengue virus induces PCSK9 expression to alter antiviral responses and disease outcomes

Dengue virus (DENV) infection requires cholesterol as a proviral factor, although statin treatment did not show antiviral efficacy in patients with dengue. Here, we show that DENV infection manipulated cholesterol metabolism in cells residing in low-oxygen microenvironments (hypoxia) such as in the...

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Main Authors: Gan, ES, Tan, HC, Le, DHT, Huynh, TT, Wills, B, Seidah, NG, Ooi, EE, Yacoub, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2020