Hepatitis C virus core or NS3/4A protein expression preconditions hepatocytes against oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress.

In conclusion, hepatocytes exposed to direct and indirect oxidative stress inducers are able to cope with cellular stress associated with viral hepatitis and thus promote cell survival. PMID: 30909829 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30909829?dopt=Abstract

Source: Redox Report : communications in free radical research - March 28, 2019 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Ríos-Ocampo WA, Daemen T, Buist-Homan M, Faber KN, Navas MC, Moshage H Tags: Redox Rep Source Type: research