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Ribavirin and interferon-β synergistically inhibit SARS-associated coronavirus replication in animal and human cell lines

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Morgenstern, Birgit, Michaelis, Martin, Baer, Patrick C., Doerr, Hans W., Cinatl, Jindrich·2005·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

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Initial in vitro investigations demonstrated type I interferons (IFNs: IFN-α, IFN-β) to inhibit replication of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), but found the nucleoside analogue ribavirin ineffective in Vero cells. In this report, ribavirin was shown to inhibit SARS-CoV replication in five different cell types of animal or human origin at therapeutically achievable concentrations. Since clinical anti-SARS-CoV activity of type I interferons or ribavirin is limited, we investigated the combination of IFN-β and ribavirin. Determination of the virus yield indicated highly synergistic anti-SARS-CoV action of the combination suggesting the consideration of ribavirin plus IFN-β for the treatment of SARS.

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Authors
Morgenstern, B., Michaelis, M., Baer, P. C., Doerr, H. W., & Cinatl, J.
Venue
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-01
Volume
326
Issue
4
Pages
905-908
ISSN
0006-291X (ISSN-L)
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214
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journal article
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en
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Morgenstern, B., Michaelis, M., Baer, P. C., Doerr, H. W., & Cinatl, J. (2005). Ribavirin and interferon-β synergistically inhibit SARS-associated coronavirus replication in animal and human cell lines. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.11.128

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