The potency of acyclovir can be markedly different in different cell types

Life Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1285-1290

  Brandi, Giorgio ^a   Schiavano, Giuditta F ^a   Balestra, Emanuela ^b   Tavazzi, Barbara ^b   Perno, Carlo Federico ^b   Magnani, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Foscarnet; HSV 1 inhibition; Macrophages; PMEA

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADEFOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FOSCARNET; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FIBROBLAST; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ACRYLATES; ACYCLOVIR; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBROBLASTS; FOSCARNET; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLAQUE ASSAY; POLYMERS; VERO CELLS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 0035800428     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01213-9     Document Type: Article

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