Therapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor

Autor: Dirk Roymans, Sarhad S Alnajjar, Michael B Battles, Panchan Sitthicharoenchai, Polina Furmanova-Hollenstein, Peter Rigaux, Joke Van den Berg, Leen Kwanten, Marcia Van Ginderen, Nick Verheyen, Luc Vranckx, Steffen Jaensch, Eric Arnoult, Richard Voorzaat, Jack M. Gallup, Alejandro Larios-Mora, Marjolein Crabbe, Dymphy Huntjens, Pierre Raboisson, Johannes P. Langedijk, Mark R. Ackermann, Jason S McLellan, Sandrine Vendeville, Anil Koul
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00170-x
Popis: Respiratory syncytial virus causes lung infections in children, immunocompromised adults, and in the elderly. Here the authors show that a chemical inhibitor to a viral fusion protein is effective in reducing viral titre and ameliorating infection in rodents and neonatal lambs.
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