ArticleAntiviral research2010
Nigericin is a potent inhibitor of the early stage of vaccinia virus replication.
Article in Antiviral research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Mpox (formerly monkeypox): pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023Review
- Current Status of Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Therapeutics, and Vaccines for the Re-Emerging Human Monkeypox Virus.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2023Review
- Human monkeypox infection threat: A comprehensive overview.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Review
- NLRP3 Triggers Attenuate Lipocalin-2 Expression Independent with Inflammasome Activation.Cells · 2021Article
- Approach to nigericin derivatives and their therapeutic potential.RSC advances · 2020Article
- Newly IsolatedFrontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
- Highlights in antiviral drug research: antivirals at the horizon.Medicinal research reviews · 2013Review
- Orthopoxvirus targets for the development of new antiviral agents.Antiviral research · 2012Review
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Abstract
Poxviruses remain a significant public health concern due to their potential use as bioterrorist agents and the spread of animal borne poxviruses, such as monkeypox virus, to humans. Thus, the identification of small molecule inhibitors of poxvirus replication is warranted. Vaccinia virus is the prototypic member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, which also includes variola and monkeypox virus. In this study, we demonstrate that the carboxylic ionophore nigericin is a potent inhibitor of vaccinia virus replication in several human cell lines. In HeLa cells, we found that the 50% inhibitory concentration of nigericin against vaccinia virus was 7.9 nM, with a selectivity index of 1038. We present data demonstrating that nigericin targets vaccinia virus replication at a post-entry stage. While nigericin moderately inhibits both early vaccinia gene transcription and translation, viral DNA replication and intermediate and late gene expression are severely compromised in the presence of nigericin. Our results demonstrate that nigericin has the potential to be further developed into an effective antiviral to treat poxvirus infections.
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