Role of microRNAs in antiviral responses to dengue infection

RR Wong, N Abd-Aziz, S Affendi, CL Poh - Journal of biomedical science, 2020 - Springer
Dengue virus (DENV) is the etiological agent of dengue fever. Severe dengue could be fatal
and there is currently no effective antiviral agent or vaccine. The only licensed vaccine …

Hepatitis C virus and hepatocellular carcinoma: when the host loses its grip

K Goto, AA Roca Suarez, F Wrensch… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC). Novel treatments with direct-acting antivirals achieve high rates of sustained …

The interferon-induced transmembrane proteins, IFITM1, IFITM2, and IFITM3 inhibit hepatitis C virus entry

SK Narayana, KJ Helbig, EM McCartney… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
The interferon-induced transmembrane (IFITM) family of proteins have recently been
identified as important host effector molecules of the type I interferon response against …

Viral manipulation of STAT3: Evade, exploit, and injure

AA Roca Suarez, N Van Renne, TF Baumert… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a key regulator of numerous
physiological functions, including the immune response. As pathogens elicit an acute phase …

Targeting STAT3 with silibinin to improve cancer therapeutics

J Bosch-Barrera, B Queralt, JA Menendez - Cancer treatment reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) has a prominent role in mediating
resistance to conventional chemo-/radio-therapies and modern targeted drugs. While a …

In vitro and in vivo antiviral activity of gingerenone a on influenza a virus is mediated by targeting janus kinase 2

J Wang, RA Prinz, X Liu, X Xu - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors have been developed as novel immunomodulatory drugs and
primarily used for treating rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Recent …

HCV-associated exosomes upregulate RUNXOR and RUNX1 expressions to promote MDSC expansion and suppressive functions through STAT3–miR124 axis

BKC Thakuri, J Zhang, J Zhao, LN Nguyen… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
RUNX1 overlapping RNA (RUNXOR) is a long non-coding RNA and plays a pivotal role in
the differentiation of myeloid cells via targeting runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) …

Direct and biologically significant interactions of human herpesvirus 8 interferon regulatory factor 1 with STAT3 and Janus kinase TYK2

Z Yang, Q Xiang, J Nicholas - PLoS pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) encodes four viral interferon regulatory factors (vIRFs) that
target cellular IRFs and/or other innate-immune and stress signaling regulators and …

Viral growth factor-and STAT3 signaling-dependent elevation of the TCA cycle intermediate levels during vaccinia virus infection

A Pant, L Dsouza, S Cao, C Peng, Z Yang - PLoS Pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Metabolism is a crucial frontier of host-virus interaction as viruses rely on their host cells to
provide nutrients and energy for propagation. Vaccinia virus (VACV) is the prototype …

STAT3 roles in viral infection: antiviral or proviral?

Z Chang, Y Wang, X Zhou, JE Long - Future virology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor which can
be activated by cytokines, growth factor receptors, and nonreceptor-like tyrosine kinase. An …