Arbidol (Umifenovir): A Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug That Inhibits Medically Important Arthropod-Borne Flaviviruses

Arbidol (Umifenovir): A Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug That Inhibits Medically Important Arthropod-Borne Flaviviruses

Arthropod-borne flaviviruses are human pathogens of global medical importance, against which no effective small molecule-based antiviral therapy has currently been reported. Arbidol (umifenovir) is a broad-spectrum antiviral compound approved in Russia and China for prophylaxis and treatment of infl...

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Main Authors: Jan Haviernik, Michal Štefánik, Martina Fojtíková, Sabrina Kali, Noël Tordo, Ivo Rudolf, Zdeněk Hubálek, Luděk Eyer, Daniel Ruzek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
flavivirus
arbidol
umifenovir
antiviral activity
cytotoxicity
cell-type dependent antiviral effect
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/4/184

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