Antiviral activity of ouabain against a Brazilian Zika virus strain

Abstract Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging arbovirus associated with neurological disorders. Currently, no specific vaccines or antivirals are available to treat the ZIKV infection. Ouabain, a cardiotonic steroid known as Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor, has been previously described as an immunomodulatory s...

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Main Authors: Deyse Cristina Madruga Carvalho, Poliana Gomes da Silva, Willyenne Marília Dantas, Severino Jefferson Ribeiro da Silva, Caroline Targino Alves da Silva, Elton José Ferreira Chaves, Demetrius Antônio Machado de Araújo, Ronaldo Nascimento de Oliveira, Sandra Rodrigues-Mascarenhas, Lindomar José Pena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14243-5