Coxsackievirus B3 Replication Is Reduced by Inhibition of the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK) Signaling Pathway
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Structured PICO
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Population
HeLa cells infected with Coxsackievirus B3 (Kandolf strain)
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Intervention
MEK inhibitor U0126 (up to 20 µM) or general caspase inhibitor zVAD.fmk (100 µM)
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Comparator
Sham treatment (PBS) or vehicle control
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Outcome
Viral progeny release, viral protein production, and cell viabilitysurrogate
Inhibition of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway reduces Coxsackievirus B3 replication and virus-induced apoptosis in host cells, suggesting a potential therapeutic target for viral myocarditis.
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Implication
May support ERK inhibition in coxsackievirus models; leaves open translation to human viral myocarditis.
Cite This Study
Luo et al. (2002) studied this question.
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