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Gene Synthesis> | The plasmid-bearing VSV antigenome lacking VSV-G ORF but with an additional GFP ORF was synthesized at GenScript (Nanjing,China), containing unique restriction sites for foreign gene expression: 5′ flanked by the T7 bacteriophage promoter, 3′ flanked by hepatitis delta virus ribozyme (HDVRz), and the T7 terminator sequence. | Get A Quote |
Hantaviruses, the causative agent for two types of hemorrhagic fevers, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), are distributed from Eurasia to America. HFRS and HPS have mortality rates of up to 15% or 45%, respectively. Currently, no certified therapeutic has been licensed to treat hantavirus infection. In this study, we discovered that benidipine hydrochloride, a calcium channel blocker, inhibits the entry of hantaviruses in vitro. Moreover, an array of calcium channel inhibitors, such as cilnidipine, felodipine, amlodipine, manidipine, nicardipine, and nisoldipine, exhibit similar antiviral properties. Using pseudotyped vesicular stomatitis viruses harboring the ... More