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ArticleJournal of veterinary science2020

Dewormer drug fenbendazole has antiviral effects on BoHV-1 productive infection in cell cultures.

Long Chang, Liqian Zhu

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Article in Journal of veterinary science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Long ChangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-8073
Liqian ZhuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9579-2252
Yangzhou University · CN

Funding

Foshan University KLPREAD201801-14National Natural Science Foundation of China 31772743National Natural Science Foundation of China 31972655Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFenbendazole, a dewormer drug, is used widely in the clinical treatment of parasite infections in animals. Recent studies have shown that fenbendazole has substantial effects on tumor growth, immune responses, and inflammatory responses, suggesting that fenbendazole is a pluripotent drug. Nevertheless, the antiviral effects have not been reported. Fenbendazole can disrupt microtubules, which are essential for multiple viruses infections, suggesting that fenbendazole might have antiviral effects.

objectivesThis study examined whether fenbendazole could inhibit bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) productive infection in cell cultures.

methodsThe effects of fenbendazole on viral production, transcription of the immediate early (IE) genes, viron-associated protein expression, and the cellular signaling PLC-γ1/Akt pathway were assessed using distinct methods.

resultsFenbendazole could inhibit BoHV-1 productive infections significantly in MDBK cells in a dose-dependent manner. A time-of-addition assay indicated that fenbendazole affected both the early and late stages in the virus replication cycles. The transcription of IE genes, including BoHV-1 infected cell protein 0 (

conclusionsOverall, fenbendazole has antiviral effects on BoHV-1 replication.

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AnimalsAntinematodal AgentsAntiviral AgentsDogsFenbendazoleHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 1, BovineMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsAntinematodal AgentsAntiviral AgentsFenbendazoleAktBovine herpesvirus 1fenbendazoleimmediate early gene

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PMID33016019
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