Evaluation of Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), and HHV-8 antiviral drug susceptibilities by use of real-time-PCR-based assays.

نویسندگان

  • Lotfi Bounaadja
  • Jocelyne Piret
  • Nathalie Goyette
  • Guy Boivin
چکیده

Evaluation of candidate antiviral drugs against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), and HHV-8 is hampered by the lack of convenient laboratory assays. We developed real-time quantitative PCR assays performed on supernatants of lymphoma cell lines and determined the 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50s) of nucleoside, nucleotide, and pyrophosphate analogues against these herpesviruses.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 51 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013