Development and Validation of a Phenotypic High-Content Imaging Assay for Assessing the Antiviral Activity of Small-Molecule Inhibitors Targeting Zika Virus
Author(s) -
Jean Bernatchez,
Zunhua Yang,
Michael Coste,
Jerry Li,
Sungjun Beck,
Fulai Liu,
Alex E. Clark,
Zhe Zhu,
Lucas A. Luna,
Christal D. Sohl,
Byron W. Purse,
Rongshi Li,
Jair L. Siqueira-Neto
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00725-18
Subject(s) - zika virus , microcephaly , virology , medicine , virus , guillain barre syndrome , flavivirus , immunology , pediatrics
Zika virus (ZIKV) has been linked to the development of microcephaly in newborns, as well as Guillain-Barré syndrome. There are currently no drugs available to treat ZIKV infection, and accordingly, there is an unmet medical need for the discovery of new therapies.
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