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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly recognized pathogen that like its better-known relative, human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV), appears to be ubiquitous and an important cause of respiratory disease in diverse subpopulations. No antivirals or vaccines are currently approved for the treatment or prevention of hMPV infections. However, ribavirin is licensed to treat serious hRSV-induced infections in children and immune globulin designed for intravenous administration (i.v.IG) and palivizumab (Synagis), a humanized monoclonal antibody preparation, have been utilized as alternatives to vaccines for preventing or reducing the severity of infections caused by this virus. Because both ribavirin and i.v.IG have broad viral specificities, studies were performed to compare the ability of these two agents to inhibit the replication of hRSV and hMPV in tissue culture-based assays. Two experimental chemotherapeutic agents (i.e. VP14637 and JNJ2408068) and different antibody preparations were included in this testing for comparison. Ribavirin and the i.v.IG utilized were found to have equivalent antiviral activity against hMPV and hRSV. In contrast, except for antisera specifically raised against hMPV, all of the other materials tested had marked activity only against hRSV.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0166-3542
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Immunoglobulins, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Metapneumovirus, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Neutralization Tests, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Ribavirin, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Sigmodontinae, pubmed-meshheading:14516921-Virus Replication
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of the inhibition of human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus by ribavirin and immune serum globulin in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA. pwyde@bcm.tmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.