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Inflammatory and oxidative stress in rotavirus infection
Carlos A Guerrero, Orlando Acosta, Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111311, Colombia
Author contributions: Both authors contributed equally to critically reading, analyzing and writing the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Carlos A Guerrero, MD, MSc, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 # 26-85, Bogotá 111311, Colombia. caguerrerof@unal.edu.co
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Received: August 12, 2015
Peer-review started: August 13, 2015
First decision: September 28, 2015
Revised: December 2, 2015
Accepted: January 27, 2016
Article in press: January 29, 2016
Published online: May 12, 2016
Peer-review started: August 13, 2015
First decision: September 28, 2015
Revised: December 2, 2015
Accepted: January 27, 2016
Article in press: January 29, 2016
Published online: May 12, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Rotavirus entry into the host cell requires cell surface molecules providing binding, chaperoning and oxido-reducing functions. Sialic acid/integrin α2β1, heat shock cognate protein 70 and protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) seem to perform these functions. Recently, the cell surface oxido-reduction activity based at least on PDI has been highlighted as a potential determinant of the conformational changes that are required by viral structural proteins in order to facilitate virus entry. The rotavirus-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory signaling is an attractive target for therapeutic intervention as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory treatment has proved to efficiently inhibit rotavirus infection.