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Repurposing tirbanibulin as an orally active E2-targeting entry inhibitor against Chikungunya virus

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Jing-wen Gu
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Yanhua He
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Yu-qing Ma
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Wan-Da Tang
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Shu-dan Luo
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Hailin Tang
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Yanyong Yang *
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Fu Gao *
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Ping Zhao *
DOI:10.1111/bph.70642delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes severe acute and chronic disease, yet no approved specific antiviral treatment exists. To rapidly identify potential treatments, we aimed to screen an FDA-approved drug library for inhibitors of CHIKV infection. Tirbanibulin, a dual-microtubule polymerization and Src kinase inhibitor, was assessed for its potential anti-CHIKV activity.
Keywords:
antiviral therapy
Chikungunya virus
drug repurposing
E2-targeting
tirbanibulin (KX-01, KX2-391)
viral entry inhibitor

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British Journal of Pharmacology cover
British Journal of Pharmacology
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naval medical university
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