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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2024

Combination of ganciclovir and trifluridine prevents drug-resistance emergence in HSV-1.

Hanna Helena Schalkwijk, Neesha Rajesh Shewakramani, Kalyan Das, Graciela Andrei, Robert Snoeck

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hanna Helena SchalkwijkDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2339-4834
Neesha Rajesh ShewakramaniDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Kalyan DasDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Graciela AndreiDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2609-4896
Robert SnoeckDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Rega Institute for Medical Research · BE

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) G08818N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ocular herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infections can lead to visual impairment. Long-term acyclovir (ACV) prophylaxis reduces the frequency of recurrences but is associated with drug resistance. Novel therapies are needed to treat drug-resistant HSV-1 infections. Here, we describe the effects of trifluridine (TFT) in combination with ACV or ganciclovir (GCV) on HSV-1 replication and drug-resistance emergence. Wild-type HSV-1 was grown under increasing doses of one antiviral (ACV, GCV, or TFT) or combinations thereof (ACV + TFT or GCV + TFT). Virus cultures were analyzed by Sanger sequencing and deep sequencing of the

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AcyclovirAntiviral AgentsDrug Resistance, ViralGanciclovirHerpesvirus 1, HumanTrifluridineAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseHerpes SimplexHumansMutationThymidine KinaseVero CellsVirus ReplicationAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseGanciclovirThymidine KinaseTrifluridineantiviral agentscombination therapydrug resistanceherpes simplex virus

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PMID38619252
PMCPMC11064611
OpenAlexW4394808631

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