Abstract
The development of antiviral drugs for Ebola and Marburg viruses has been slow. To date, beyond supportive care, no effective treatments, prophylactic measures, therapies, or vaccines are approved to treat or prevent filovirus infections. In this review, we examine the current treatments available to administer care for filovirus infection, the potential therapeutic targets that can be used for filovirus drug development, and the various drug targeting techniques used against filoviruses.
Keywords: Filoviridae, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, drug targets, therapeutics, pathogenesis, pathology, immunotherapy
Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets
Title: Drug Targets in Infections with Ebola and Marburg Viruses
Volume: 9 Issue: 2
Author(s): Olinger G. Gene, Biggins E. Julia, Melanson R. Vanessa, Wahl-Jensen Victoria, Geisbert W. Thomas and Hensley E. Lisa
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Keywords: Filoviridae, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, drug targets, therapeutics, pathogenesis, pathology, immunotherapy
Abstract: The development of antiviral drugs for Ebola and Marburg viruses has been slow. To date, beyond supportive care, no effective treatments, prophylactic measures, therapies, or vaccines are approved to treat or prevent filovirus infections. In this review, we examine the current treatments available to administer care for filovirus infection, the potential therapeutic targets that can be used for filovirus drug development, and the various drug targeting techniques used against filoviruses.
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Gene G. Olinger, Julia E. Biggins, Vanessa R. Melanson, Victoria Wahl-Jensen, Thomas W. Geisbert and Lisa E. Hensley, Drug Targets in Infections with Ebola and Marburg Viruses, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2009; 9 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152609787847730
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152609787847730 |
Print ISSN 1871-5265 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3989 |
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