Stimulating Effect of Elvitegravir on Suicidal Erythrocyte Death

Background/Aims: The antiviral drug Elvitegravir is used for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections. The present study explored whether the drug is able to trigger eryptosis, the suicidal death of erythrocytes. Eryptosis is characterized by cell shrinkage and cell membrane sc...

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Main Authors: Rosi Bissinger, Abdulla Al Mamun Bhuyan, Elena Signoretto, Florian Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2016-03-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443061