Effective inhibition of MERS-CoV infection by resveratrol

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• 作者：Shih-Chao Lin ; Chi-Tang Ho ; Wen-Ho Chuo ; Shiming Li…
• 关键词：MERS ; CoV ; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Virus ; Resveratrol ; MERS ; CoV virus infection ; Inhibition
• 刊名：BMC Infectious Diseases
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：1999KB
• 刊物主题：Infectious Diseases; Parasitology; Medical Microbiology; Tropical Medicine; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2334
• 卷排序：17

文摘

BackgroundMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an emerging viral pathogen that causes severe morbidity and mortality. Up to date, there is no approved or licensed vaccine or antiviral medicines can be used to treat MERS-CoV-infected patients. Here, we analyzed the antiviral activities of resveratrol, a natural compound found in grape seeds and skin and in red wine, against MERS-CoV infection.