Drug Development

Antiviral Peptides Potentially Useful Against STDs

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 18th, 2001

In a surprising find, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have uncovered the antiviral properties of an obscure class of peptides that may someday provide a powerful way to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Led by professor of ophthalmology and medical microbiology Curtis Brandt, the team of University of Wisconsin - Madison researchers discovered that several so-called membrane transit peptides - parts of certain protein molecules with a special ability to traverse membranes - prevent cell infection by three major STD-causing viruses: herpes simplex virus, papilloma virus and HIV.

Brandt originally investigated the...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-10-18)

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