Faculty Articles
Simvastatin and Oncolytic Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Actions on HeLa Cells
Publication Title
Current Topics in Pharmacology
Volume
21
Publication Date / Copyright Date
2017
First Page
17
Last Page
25
Publisher
Research Trends (P) Ltd.
Abstract
Statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs, are known to exert pleiotropic actions including anticancer and antiviral effects. The interaction between simvastatin and oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), a potential candidate for anticancer therapy, was investigated. HeLa cells in culture were exposed to simvastatin and/or VSV-green fluorescence protein (GFP) at different times and concentrations.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Keywords
antiviral, apoptosis, simvastatin, vesicular stomatitis virus
NSUWorks Citation
Faria-Waziry, Paula A.; Puerta, Francisco; Rottaro, Giulio; Castejon, Ana M.; and Cubeddu, Luigi X., "Simvastatin and Oncolytic Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Actions on HeLa Cells" (2017). Faculty Articles. 274.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_corx_facarticles/274