A sulphated fucan from the Laminaria abyssalis inhibits the human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1-induced syncytium formation in HeLa cells

Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 219-221

  Romanos, M T V ^a   Andrada Serpa, M J ^b   Mourao P A S ^c   Yoneshigue Valentin, Y ^c   Costa, S S ^c   Pereira, M S ^c   Miranda, M M F S ^a   Goncalves J L S ^a   Wigg, M D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Setor Pesquisa Basica Inst Nac C   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV 1); Laminaria abyssalis; Marine algae; Sulphated fucan; Syncytium inhibition

Indexed keywords

FUCAN DERIVATIVE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DEXTRAN SULFATE; FUCOIDIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EXTRACT; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA ABYSSALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SYNCYTIUM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; GIANT CELL; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TIME; VIROLOGY;

CELL COMMUNICATION; DEXTRAN SULFATE; GIANT CELLS; HELA CELLS; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; LAMINARIA; POLYSACCHARIDES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0036652238     PISSN: 09563202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095632020201300402     Document Type: Article

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