Therapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor

Respiratory syncytial virus causes lung infections in children, immunocompromised adults, and in the elderly. Here the authors show that a chemical inhibitor to a viral fusion protein is effective in reducing viral titre and ameliorating infection in rodents and neonatal lambs.

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Main Authors: Dirk Roymans, Sarhad S Alnajjar, Michael B Battles, Panchan Sitthicharoenchai, Polina Furmanova-Hollenstein, Peter Rigaux, Joke Van den Berg, Leen Kwanten, Marcia Van Ginderen, Nick Verheyen, Luc Vranckx, Steffen Jaensch, Eric Arnoult, Richard Voorzaat, Jack M. Gallup, Alejandro Larios-Mora, Marjolein Crabbe, Dymphy Huntjens, Pierre Raboisson, Johannes P. Langedijk, Mark R. Ackermann, Jason S McLellan, Sandrine Vendeville, Anil Koul
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00170-x
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spelling doaj-a53af0caadf64c108081ce0c70f541ee2021-01-31T12:37:00ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-08-018111510.1038/s41467-017-00170-xTherapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitorDirk Roymans0Sarhad S Alnajjar1Michael B Battles2Panchan Sitthicharoenchai3Polina Furmanova-Hollenstein4Peter Rigaux5Joke Van den Berg6Leen Kwanten7Marcia Van Ginderen8Nick Verheyen9Luc Vranckx10Steffen Jaensch11Eric Arnoult12Richard Voorzaat13Jack M. Gallup14Alejandro Larios-Mora15Marjolein Crabbe16Dymphy Huntjens17Pierre Raboisson18Johannes P. Langedijk19Mark R. Ackermann20Jason S McLellan21Sandrine Vendeville22Anil Koul23Janssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityDepartment of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityJanssen Vaccines and PreventionJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVComputational Biology, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVComputational Chemistry, Janssen R&D LLCJanssen Vaccines and PreventionCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityNon-Clinical Statistics, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVClinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Vaccines and PreventionCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityDepartment of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVJanssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceutica NVRespiratory syncytial virus causes lung infections in children, immunocompromised adults, and in the elderly. Here the authors show that a chemical inhibitor to a viral fusion protein is effective in reducing viral titre and ameliorating infection in rodents and neonatal lambs.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00170-x
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author Dirk Roymans
Sarhad S Alnajjar
Michael B Battles
Panchan Sitthicharoenchai
Polina Furmanova-Hollenstein
Peter Rigaux
Joke Van den Berg
Leen Kwanten
Marcia Van Ginderen
Nick Verheyen
Luc Vranckx
Steffen Jaensch
Eric Arnoult
Richard Voorzaat
Jack M. Gallup
Alejandro Larios-Mora
Marjolein Crabbe
Dymphy Huntjens
Pierre Raboisson
Johannes P. Langedijk
Mark R. Ackermann
Jason S McLellan
Sandrine Vendeville
Anil Koul
spellingShingle Dirk Roymans
Sarhad S Alnajjar
Michael B Battles
Panchan Sitthicharoenchai
Polina Furmanova-Hollenstein
Peter Rigaux
Joke Van den Berg
Leen Kwanten
Marcia Van Ginderen
Nick Verheyen
Luc Vranckx
Steffen Jaensch
Eric Arnoult
Richard Voorzaat
Jack M. Gallup
Alejandro Larios-Mora
Marjolein Crabbe
Dymphy Huntjens
Pierre Raboisson
Johannes P. Langedijk
Mark R. Ackermann
Jason S McLellan
Sandrine Vendeville
Anil Koul
Therapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor
Nature Communications
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Sarhad S Alnajjar
Michael B Battles
Panchan Sitthicharoenchai
Polina Furmanova-Hollenstein
Peter Rigaux
Joke Van den Berg
Leen Kwanten
Marcia Van Ginderen
Nick Verheyen
Luc Vranckx
Steffen Jaensch
Eric Arnoult
Richard Voorzaat
Jack M. Gallup
Alejandro Larios-Mora
Marjolein Crabbe
Dymphy Huntjens
Pierre Raboisson
Johannes P. Langedijk
Mark R. Ackermann
Jason S McLellan
Sandrine Vendeville
Anil Koul
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title Therapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor
title_short Therapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor
title_full Therapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor
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description Respiratory syncytial virus causes lung infections in children, immunocompromised adults, and in the elderly. Here the authors show that a chemical inhibitor to a viral fusion protein is effective in reducing viral titre and ameliorating infection in rodents and neonatal lambs.
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