Copper imbalance linked to oxidative stress and cell death during Zika virus infection in human astrocytes
Teresa Puig‐Pijuan, Letícia R. Q. Souza, Carolina da S. G. Pedrosa, Luiza M. Higa, Fábio Luís Lima Monteiro, Amílcar Tanuri, Rafael Hospodar Felippe Valverde, Marcelo Einicker‐Lamas, Stevens Kastrup Rehen
This study shows that ZIKV infection disrupts copper homeostasis in human astrocytes, leading to oxidative stress and cell death, and that copper chelation can reduce oxidative stress and improve cell viability.
bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience