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Influenza
Research reports on influenza from Mahidol University provide new insights
July 22nd, 2008
According to recent research published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology, "Current anti-influenza drugs target the viral neuraminidase or inhibit the function of the ion channel M2 protein. Not only is the supply of these drugs unlikely to meet the demand during a large influenza epidemic/pandemic, but also has an emergence of drug resistant influenza virus variants been documented." "Thus a new effective drug or antiviral alternative is required. The influenza virus RNA polymerase complex consists of nucleoproteins (NP) that bind to three polymerase subunits: two basic polymerases, PB1 and PB2, and an acidic polymerase (PA). These proteins...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-22)
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