Rapamycin blocks production of KSHV/HHV8: insights into the anti-tumor activity of an immunosuppressant drug.

Infection with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV8) often results in the development of fatal tumors in immunocompromised patients. Studies of renal transplant recipients show that use of the immunosuppressant drug rapamycin, an mTOR inhibitor, both prevents and can induce the re...

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Main Authors: Lisa A Nichols, Laura A Adang, Dean H Kedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3021514?pdf=render