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| العنوان: |
Fluvastatin Interferes with Hepatitis C Virus Replication via Microtubule Bundling and a Doublecortin-like Kinase-Mediated Mechanism. |
| المؤلفون: |
Ali, Naushad, Allam, Heba, Bader, Ted, May, Randal, Basalingappa, Kanthesh M., Berry, William L., Chandrakesan, Parthasarathy, Qu, Dongfeng, Weygant, Nathaniel, Bronze, Michael S., Umar, Shahid, Janknecht, Ralf, Sureban, Sripathi M., Huycke, Mark, Houchen, Courtney W. |
| المصدر: |
PLoS ONE; Nov2013, Vol. 8 Issue 11, p1-10, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
FLUVASTATIN, HEPATITIS C virus, VIRAL replication, MICROTUBULES, CORTIN, LIPID metabolism, ANTICHOLESTEREMIC agents, CANCER stem cells |
| مستخلص: |
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced alterations in lipid metabolism and cellular protein expression contribute to viral pathogenesis. The mechanism of pleiotropic actions of cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, against HCV and multiple cancers are not well understood. We investigated effects of fluvastatin (FLV) on microtubule-associated and cancer stem cell marker (CSC), doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1) during HCV-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. HCV replication models, cancer cell lines and normal human hepatocytes were used to investigate the antiviral and antitumor effects of statins. FLV treatment resulted in induction of microtubule bundling, cell-cycle arrest and alterations in cellular DCLK1 distribution in HCV-expressing hepatoma cells. These events adversely affected the survival of liver-derived tumor cells without affecting normal human hepatocytes. FLV downregulated HCV replication in cell culture where the ATP pool and cell viability were not compromised. Pravastatin did not exhibit these effects on HCV replication, microtubules and cancer cells. The levels of miR-122 that regulates liver homeostasis and provides HCV genomic stability remained at steady state whereas DCLK1 mRNA levels were considerably reduced during FLV treatment. We further demonstrated that HCV replication was increased with DCLK1 overexpression. In conclusion, unique effects of FLV on microtubules and their binding partner DCLK1 are likely to contribute to its anti-HCV and antitumor activities in addition to its known inhibitory effects on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutary-CoA reductase (HMGCR). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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