Study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks testicular lipid metabolism to replicate
Coronavirus
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Aug 21 2025 The COVID-19 virus hijacks the machinery of testicular cells that produce the hormone testosterone in order to replicate. It also appropriates the metabolic pathways of these cells and cholesterol, a precursor of testosterone, thereby altering lipid metabolism for its formation. This was verified in a study conducted in Brazil by researchers from the Araraquara School of Dentistry at São Paulo State University (FOAr-UNESP), in partnership with
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