| Literature DB >> 6684897 |
W C Koff, R D Pratt, J L Elm, C N Venkateshan, S B Halstead.
Abstract
Rimantadine, ribavirin, and 6-mercapto-9-(tetrahydro-2-furyl)purine, administered intraperitoneally every 8 h for 7 days starting minutes after virus challenge, had no effect on survival and mean survival time of BALB/c mice inoculated intracranially with dengue virus type 2. In contrast, intraperitoneal treatment with ribavirin 2',3',5'-triacetate, a lipophilic analog of ribavirin, effected significant increases in both mean survival time and survival rate, suggesting that ribavirin 2',3',5'-triacetate may be superior to rabavirin for treatment of viral diseases of the brain.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6684897 PMCID: PMC185118 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.24.1.134
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191