A Hepatitis B Virus-Derived Peptide Can Inhibit Infection of Human Lung Cells with SARS-CoV-2 in a Type-1 Interferon-Dependent Manner

A Hepatitis B Virus-Derived Peptide Can Inhibit Infection of Human Lung Cells with SARS-CoV-2 in a Type-1 Interferon-Dependent Manner

The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to develop effective therapeutic strategies. We evaluated the in vitro antiviral effect against SARS-CoV-2 of a hepatitis B virus (HBV) hexamer peptide, Poly6, which is capable of eliciting an antiviral effect against human immunodeficien...

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Main Authors: Yu-Min Choi, Hyein Jeong, Uni Park, Nam-Hyuk Cho, Bum-Joon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
type I IFN (IFN-I)
a hepatitis B virus (HBV)-derived peptide
Poly6
IL-6
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1227

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