Inhibition of Cytomegalovirus Replication with Extended-Half-Life Synthetic Ozonides
Author(s) -
Yiping Wang,
Rupkatha Mukhopadhyay,
Sujayita Roy,
Arun Kapoor,
YuPing Su,
Susan A. Charman,
Gong� Chen,
Jianbo Wu,
Xiaofang Wang,
Jonathan L. Vennerstrom,
Ravit AravBoger
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.01735-18
Subject(s) - human cytomegalovirus , ganciclovir , in vivo , artesunate , pharmacology , artemisinin , in vitro , cell growth , biology , pharmacokinetics , viral replication , chemistry , virology , virus , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , biochemistry , malaria , microbiology and biotechnology
Artesunate (AS), a semisynthetic artemisinin approved for malaria therapy, inhibits human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replicationin vitro , but therapeutic success in humans has been variable. We hypothesized that the shortin vivo half-life of AS may contribute to the different treatment outcomes.
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