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Novel anticytomegalovirus activity of immunosuppressant mizoribine and its synergism with ganciclovir.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Jun 2010
Kuramoto Takashi, Daikoku Tohru, Yoshida Yoshihiro, Takemoto Masaya, Oshima Kumi, Eizuru Yoshito, Kanda Yoshinobu, Miyawaki Toshio, Shiraki Kimiyasu
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a prominent infection in transplant recipients. The immunosuppressive drug mizoribine was shown to have anti-CMV activity in vitro and was reported to have an anti-CMV effect in renal transplantation. This study characterized the anti-CMV activity of mizoribine in vitro and its synergistic activity with ganciclovir. Mizoribine suppressed replication and at the EC(50) for plaque...
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