Infectious diseases: Targeting T cells to treat Chikungunya virus infections
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 16, 237 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrd.2017.49
Author: Sarah Crunkhorn
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that causes fever and joint pain in humans, potentially leading to chronic debilitating arthritis. There are currently no clinically available therapies that effectively prevent or treat CHIKV infection. Two new studies now demonstrate that the FDA-approved agents abatacept
Source: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah Crunkhorn Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
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