Synthetic Host Defense Peptides Inhibit Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Replication and the Associated Inflammatory Response

Synthetic Host Defense Peptides Inhibit Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Replication and the Associated Inflammatory Response

Abstract Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a New World alphavirus of the Togaviridae family of viruses causes periodic outbreaks of disease in humans and equines. Disease following VEEV infection manifests as a febrile illness with flu-like symptoms, which can progress to encephalitis and...

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Main Authors: Aslaa Ahmed, Allison Bakovic, Kenneth Risner, Stephanie Kortchak, Marcelo Der Torossian Torres, Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, Timothy Lu, Nishank Bhalla, Aarthi Narayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77990-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77990-3

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