Cholesterol: A friend to viruses
Int Rev Immunol. 2024 Feb 19:1-15. doi: 10.1080/08830185.2024.2314577. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCholesterol is a key life-sustaining molecule which regulates membrane fluidity and serves as a signaling mediator. Cholesterol homeostasis is closely related to various pathological conditions including tumor, obesity, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and viral infection. Viral infection disrupts host cholesterol homeostasis, facilitating their own survival. Meanwhile, the host cells strive to reduce cholesterol accessibility to limit viral infection. This review focuses on the regulation of cholesterol metabolism and ...
Source: International Reviews of Immunology - February 19, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Yingchun Wang Lifen Gao Source Type: research

Gut microbiome as a treatment in colorectal cancer
CONCLUSION: The potential synergistic effect between the gut microbiome and anti-cancer treatment modalities provides an interest in developing strategies to modulate the gut microbiome to improve the efficacy of anti-cancer treatment.PMID:38343353 | DOI:10.1080/08830185.2024.2312294 (Source: International Reviews of Immunology)
Source: International Reviews of Immunology - February 12, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Murad Khan Suleman Shah Wahid Shah Ikram Khan Hamid Ali Ijaz Ali Riaz Ullah Xiufang Wang Arshad Mehmood Yanli Wang Source Type: research