Antiviral effects of statins.
Cholesterol
Infection
Pleiotropic
Statins
Virus
Journal
Progress in lipid research
ISSN: 1873-2194
Titre abrégé: Prog Lipid Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7900832
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
01
06
2020
revised:
25
07
2020
accepted:
27
07
2020
pubmed:
11
8
2020
medline:
12
1
2021
entrez:
11
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Introducing statins as possible widely-available drugs for the treatment of viral infections requires an in depth review of their antiviral properties. Despite some inconsistency, a large body of literature data from experimental and clinical studies suggest that statins may have a role in the treatment of viral infections due to their immunomodulatory properties as well as their ability to inhibit viral replication. In the present review, the role that statins may play while interacting with the immune system during viral infections and the possible inhibitory effects of statins on different stages of virus cell cycle (i.e., from fusion with host cell membranes to extracellular release) and subsequent virus transmission are described. Specifically, cholesterol-dependent and cholesterol-independent mechanisms of the antiviral effects of statins are reported.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32777243
pii: S0163-7827(20)30034-5
doi: 10.1016/j.plipres.2020.101054
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antiviral Agents
0
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
101054Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.