A combination of doxycycline and ribavirin alleviated chikungunya infection.
Lack of vaccine and effective antiviral drugs against chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreaks have led to significant impact on health care in the developing world. Here, we evaluated the antiviral effects of tetracycline (TETRA) derivatives and other common antiviral agents against CHIKV. Our results s...
Main Authors: | Hussin A Rothan, Hirbod Bahrani, Zulqarnain Mohamed, Teow Chong Teoh, Esaki M Shankar, Noorsaadah A Rahman, Rohana Yusof |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
|
Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126360 |
Similar Items
-
Fusion of protegrin-1 and plectasin to MAP30 shows significant inhibition activity against dengue virus replication.
by: Hussin A Rothan, et al.
Published: (2014-01-01) -
Scalable Production of Recombinant Membrane Active Peptides and Its Potential as a Complementary Adjunct to Conventional Chemotherapeutics.
by: Hussin A Rothan, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01) -
Doxycycline Interferes with Zika Virus Serine Protease and Inhibits Virus Replication in Human Skin Fibroblasts
by: Teow Chong Teoh, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01) -
Ribavirin therapy for Chikungunya arthritis
by: Rajan Ravichandran, Manju Manian.
Published: (2008-04-01) -
Novel Peptides Inhibit Zika NS2B-NS3 Serine Protease and Virus Replication in Human Hepatic Cell Line
by: Abdulrahman, Ammar Yasir, et al.
Published: (2019)