A Novel Peptide Derived from the Fusion Protein Heptad Repeat Inhibits Replication of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Virus In Vitro and In Vivo.

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a persistent, progressive, and fatal degenerative disease resulting from persistent measles virus (MV) infection of the central nervous system. Most drugs used to treat SSPE have been reported to have limited effects. Therefore, novel therapeutic strateg...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Watanabe, Koichi Hashimoto, Yusaku Abe, Eiichi N Kodama, Ryota Nabika, Shinya Oishi, Shinichiro Ohara, Masatoki Sato, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Nobutaka Fujii, Mitsuaki Hosoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5017735?pdf=render