Title |
Inhibition of HSP90 attenuates porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus production in vitro
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Published in |
Virology Journal, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-422x-11-17 |
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Authors |
Jintao Gao, Shuqi Xiao, Xiaohong Liu, Liangliang Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Qianqian Ji, Yue Wang, Delin Mo, Yaosheng Chen |
Abstract |
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection leads to substantial economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. However, no effective countermeasures exist to combat this virus infection so far. The most common antiviral strategy relies on directly inhibiting viral proteins. However, this strategy invariably leads to the emergence of drug resistance due to the error-prone nature of viral ploymerase. Targeting cellular proteins required for viral infection for developing new generation of antivirals is gaining concern. Recently, heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) was found to be an important host factor for the replication of multiple viruses and the inhibition of HSP90 showed significant antiviral effects. It is thought that the inhibition of HSP90 could be a promising broad-range antiviral approach. However, the effects of HSP90 inhibition on PRRSV infection have not been evaluated. In the current research, we tried to inhibit HSP90 and test whether the inhibition affect PRRSV infection. |
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