2019
Lack of efficacy of ivermectin for prevention of a lethal Zika virus infection in a murine system
Ketkar H, Yang L, Wormser GP, Wang P. Lack of efficacy of ivermectin for prevention of a lethal Zika virus infection in a murine system. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease 2019, 95: 38-40. PMID: 31097261, PMCID: PMC6697611, DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionAnti-Zika virus activityVirus infectionAnimal modelsZika virusLethal Zika Virus InfectionIFNAR1 knockout miceZika virus strainLack of efficacyEffectiveness of ivermectinLethal infectionKnockout miceVirus activityAntiviral activityMurine systemVirus strainsDrug ivermectinInfectionIvermectinStudy limitationsPreventionVirusSenegal strainMice
2017
Sophoraflavenone G Restricts Dengue and Zika Virus Infection via RNA Polymerase Interference
Sze A, Olagnier D, Hadj SB, Han X, Tian XH, Xu HT, Yang L, Shi Q, Wang P, Wainberg MA, Wu JH, Lin R. Sophoraflavenone G Restricts Dengue and Zika Virus Infection via RNA Polymerase Interference. Viruses 2017, 9: 287. PMID: 28972551, PMCID: PMC5691638, DOI: 10.3390/v9100287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionHepatitis C virusHepatitis C replicationPost-infection treatmentGlobal health concernAntiviral treatmentC virusVirus infectionVesicular stomatitis virusZika virusAntiviral compoundsHealth concernChinese medicinePolymerase inhibitionDengueStomatitis virusVirusTreatmentRNA polymerase inhibitionInfectionDiseaseFlaviviruses