Heparin Protects Human Neural Progenitor Cells from Zika Virus-Induced Cell Death While Preserving Their Differentiation into Mature Neuroglial Cells

Autor: Isabel Pagani, Linda Ottoboni, Paola Podini, Silvia Ghezzi, Elena Brambilla, Svetlana Bezukladova, Davide Corti, Marco Emilio Bianchi, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Guido Poli, Paola Panina-Bordignon, Edwin A. Yates, Gianvito Martino, Elisa Vicenzi
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of virology. 96(19)
ISSN: 1098-5514
Popis: ZIKV is a neurotropic virus that invades neural progenitor cells (NPCs), causing inhibition of their proliferation and maturation into neurons and glial cells. We have shown previously that heparin, an anticoagulant also used widely during pregnancy, prevents ZIKV-induced cell death with negligible inhibition of virus replication.
Databáze: OpenAIRE