Inventors:
Paula A. Faria-Waziry - Fort Lauderdale FL, US
Luigi X. Cubeddu - Fort Lauderdale FL, US
Ana Maria Castejon - Fort Lauderdale FL, US
Assignee:
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - Fort Lauderdale FL
International Classification:
A61K 35/76, A61K 45/06, A61K 31/366
Abstract:
Simvastatin is used to modulate VSV infection at the level of viral replication. Both lipid-lowering and pleiotropic cellular effects of simvastatin are exploited in the modulation. Simvastatin upregulates the expression of Rae1 and Nup98, therefore altering normal cellular mRNA distribution and reverting VSV's mRNA export block. Furthermore, simvastatin causes redistribution of Flotillin-1, which affects VSV replication/budding. Simvastatin is further used as a neoadjuvant for the selective modulatory control of live VSV oncolytic therapy.