Membrane cholesterol: a crucial molecule affecting interactions of microbial pathogens with mammalian cells

Infect Immun. 2005 Dec;73(12):7791-6. doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.12.7791-7796.2005.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / pathogenicity*
  • Cholesterol / analysis
  • Cholesterol / metabolism
  • Cholesterol / physiology*
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Infections / metabolism
  • Infections / microbiology
  • Membrane Microdomains / chemistry
  • Membrane Microdomains / metabolism
  • Membrane Microdomains / microbiology*
  • Viruses / metabolism
  • Viruses / pathogenicity*

Substances

  • Cholesterol