In vitro and ex vivo testing of tenofovir shows it is effective as an HIV-1 microbicide.

Tenofovir gel has entered into clinical trials for use as a topical microbicide to prevent HIV-1 infection but has no published data regarding pre-clinical testing using in vitro and ex vivo models. To validate our findings with on-going clinical trial results, we evaluated topical tenofovir gel for...

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Main Authors: Lisa C Rohan, Bernard J Moncla, Ratiya Pamela Kunjara Na Ayudhya, Marilyn Cost, Yunda Huang, Fang Gai, Nicole Billitto, J D Lynam, Kara Pryke, Phillip Graebing, Nicole Hopkins, James F Rooney, David Friend, Charlene S Dezzutti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2824823?pdf=render