A Screen of FDA-Approved Drugs for Inhibitors of Zika Virus Infection

Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 259 - 270
Published: Aug 10, 2016
Abstract
Currently there are no approved vaccines or specific therapies to prevent or treat Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. We interrogated a library of FDA-approved drugs for their ability to block infection of human HuH-7 cells by a newly isolated ZIKV strain (ZIKV MEX_I_7). More than 20 out of 774 tested compounds decreased ZIKV infection in our in vitro screening assay. Selected compounds were further validated for inhibition of ZIKV infection in human...
Paper Details
Title
A Screen of FDA-Approved Drugs for Inhibitors of Zika Virus Infection
Published Date
Aug 10, 2016
Volume
20
Issue
2
Pages
259 - 270
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