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A novel Ebola virus expressing luciferase allows for rapid and quantitative testing of antivirals.
Hoenen, Thomas; Groseth, Allison; Callison, Julie; Takada, Ayato; Feldmann, Heinz.
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  • Hoenen T; Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA. Electronic address: thomas.hoenen@nih.gov.
Antiviral Res ; 99(3): 207-13, 2013 Sep.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23751367
ABSTRACT
Ebola virus (EBOV) causes a severe hemorrhagic fever with case fatality rates of up to 90%, for which no antiviral therapies are available. Antiviral screening is hampered by the fact that development of cytopathic effect, the easiest means to detect infection with wild-type EBOV, is relatively slow. To overcome this problem we generated a recombinant EBOV carrying a luciferase reporter. Using this virus we show that EBOV entry is rapid, with viral protein expression detectable within 2 h after infection. Further, luminescence-based assays were developed to allow highly sensitive titer determination within 48 h. As a proof-of-concept for its utility in antiviral screening we used this virus to assess neutralizing antibodies and siRNAs, with significantly faster screening times than currently available wild-type or recombinant viruses. The availability of this recombinant virus will allow for more rapid and quantitative evaluation of antivirals against EBOV, as well as the study of details of the EBOV life cycle.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Biological Assay / Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Ebolavirus / Luciferases Type of study: Evaluation_studies Language: En Journal: Antiviral Res Year: 2013 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Biological Assay / Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Ebolavirus / Luciferases Type of study: Evaluation_studies Language: En Journal: Antiviral Res Year: 2013 Type: Article