A plant-derived flavonoid inhibits entry of all HCV genotypes into human hepatocytes

…, R Bartenschlager, C Hernandez, M Lemasson… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Interferon-based therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are
limited by side effects and incomplete response rates, particularly among transplant …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of quercetin on hepatitis C virus life cycle: from viral to host targets

Á Rojas, JA Del Campo, S Clement, M Lemasson… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Quercetin is a natural flavonoid, which has been shown to have anti hepatitis C virus (HCV)
properties. However, the exact mechanisms whereby quercetin impacts the HCV life cycle …

Characterization of the antiviral effects of REP 2139 on the HBV lifecycle in vitro

R Boulon, M Blanchet, M Lemasson, A Vaillant… - Antiviral Research, 2020 - Elsevier
During hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, HBV subviral particles (SVP) are produced in large
excess in comparison to infectious virions and account for the major source of HBV surface …

Identification of a new benzimidazole derivative as an antiviral against hepatitis C virus

…, K Séron, M Lavie, AA Mesalam, M Lemasson… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aminoquinolines and piperazines, linked or not, have been used successfully to treat malaria,
and some molecules of this family also exhibit antiviral properties. Here we tested several …

[PDF][PDF] Nucleic acid polymer REP 2139 and nucleos(T)ide analogues act synergistically against chronic hepadnaviral infection in vivo in Pekin ducks

J Quinet, C Jamard, M Burtin, M Lemasson… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleic acid polymer (NAP) REP 2139 treatment was shown to block the release of viral
surface antigen in duck HBV (DHBV)‐infected ducks and in patients with chronic HBV or HBV/…

Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 is downregulated by hepatitis C virus: impact on production of lipo-viro-particles

F Beilstein, M Lemasson, V Pène, D Rainteau… - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
Objective HCV is intimately linked with the liver lipid metabolism, devoted to the efflux of
triacylglycerols stored in lipid droplets (LDs) in the form of triacylglycerol-rich very-low-density …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus core protein targets 4E-BP1 expression and phosphorylation and potentiates Myc-induced liver carcinogenesis in transgenic mice

…, N Sidahmed-Adrar, C Desterke, M Lemasson… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver diseases including the development of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Particularly, core protein has been involved in HCV-related …

[HTML][HTML] Role of cleavage at the core-E1 junction of hepatitis C virus polyprotein in viral morphogenesis

V Pène, M Lemasson, F Harper, G Pierron… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
In hepatitis C virus (HCV) polyprotein sequence, core protein terminates with E1 envelope
signal peptide. Cleavage by signal peptidase (SP) separates E1 from the complete form of …

Détournement du métabolisme lipidique hépatocytaire par le virus de l'hépatite C: exemple de la lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransférase 1

M Lemasson - 2015 - theses.hal.science
L’infection par le virus de l’hépatite C (VHC) perturbe le métabolisme lipidique de son hôte.
En effet, les particules virales sont hétérogènes mais les plus infectieuses sont celles …

Hepatitis C Virus Regulates its Replication by Maturing miR-122 Through Akt-Dependent Phosphorylation of KSRP

…, H Danso, F Donati, Q Nevers, T Durand, M Lemasson… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
The liver-specific micro-RNA-122 (miR-122) is required for the replication of hepatitis C virus
(HCV). The direct interaction between miR-122 and the 5’ untranslated region of the HCV …