Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11013159 | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Bovine viral diarrhea virus can cause acute disease in livestock, leading to economic losses. We show that Prostaglandin A1 inhibits bovine viral diarrhea virus replication in Madin-Darby bovine kidney cells (94% inhibition using 5 μg/mL). Light and electron microscopy of infected cells shows that Prostaglandin A1 also prevents virus-induced vacuolization, but at higher concentrations (10 μg/mL).
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Authors
Lúcio Ayres Caldas, Tânia Rosária Pereira Freitas, Renata Campos Azevedo, Wanderley de Souza,