Interferon-γ Inhibits Ebola Virus Infection.

Ebola virus outbreaks, such as the 2014 Makona epidemic in West Africa, are episodic and deadly. Filovirus antivirals are currently not clinically available. Our findings suggest interferon gamma, an FDA-approved drug, may serve as a novel and effective prophylactic or treatment option. Using mouse-...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bethany A Rhein, Linda S Powers, Kai Rogers, Manu Anantpadma, Brajesh K Singh, Yasuteru Sakurai, Thomas Bair, Catherine Miller-Hunt, Patrick Sinn, Robert A Davey, Martha M Monick, Wendy Maury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4643030?pdf=render