| Literature DB >> 16436743 |
Marie-Eve Hamelin1, Gregory A Prince, Guy Boivin.
Abstract
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)-infected BALB/c mice were treated with ribavirin (40 mg/kg of body weight twice a day intraperitoneally), corticosterone (0.2 mg/ml in water), or both modalities. Ribavirin significantly decreased both hMPV replication in lungs (by 5 log10) and global pulmonary inflammation on day 5 postinfection, whereas glucocorticoids reduced only alveolar and interstitial inflammation, compared to controls.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16436743 PMCID: PMC1366914 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.2.774-777.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191