Analysis of the ex vivo and in vivo antiretroviral activity of gemcitabine.

Replication of retroviral and host genomes requires ribonucleotide reductase to convert rNTPs to dNTPs, which are then used as substrates for DNA synthesis. Inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase by hydroxyurea (HU) has been previously used to treat cancers as well as HIV. However, the use of HU as...

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Main Authors: Christine L Clouser, Colleen M Holtz, Mary Mullett, Duane L Crankshaw, Jacquie E Briggs, Jay Chauhan, Ilze Matise VanHoutan, Steven E Patterson, Louis M Mansky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3021508?pdf=render