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Alirocumab, a Therapeutic Human Antibody to PCSK9, Does Not Affect CD81 Levels or Hepatitis C Virus Entry and Replication into Hepatocytes

BACKGROUND: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PSCK9) is secreted mainly from the liver and binds to the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), reducing LDLR availability and thus resulting in an increase in LDL-cholesterol. While the LDLR has been implicated in the cell entry process...

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Autores principales: Ramanathan, Aarti, Gusarova, Viktoria, Stahl, Neil, Gurnett-Bander, Anne, Kyratsous, Christos A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27115873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154498