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HSV Neutralization by the Microbicidal Candidate C5A

Genital herpes is a major risk factor in acquiring human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection and is caused by both Herpes Simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2. The amphipathic peptide C5A, derived from the non-structural hepatitis C virus (HCV) protein 5A, was shown to prevent HIV-1 in...

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Autores principales: de Witte, Lot, Bobardt, Michael D., Chatterji, Udayan, van Loenen, Freek B., Verjans, Georges M. G. M., Geijtenbeek, Teunis B. H., Gallay, Philippe A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3089603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21573158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018917