Antiviral function of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate against influenza virus: The inhibition of viral gene replication and transcription

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-10

  Uchide, Noboru ^a   Ohyama, Kunio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Apoptosis; Influenza virus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CHELATING AGENT; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; PYRROLIDINE DITHIOCARBAMATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THUJAPLICIN; TROLOX C; ZINC SULFIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0038262732     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg282     Document Type: Article

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