NPRC/Institute
HKU Med, ILAS
Summary of Study
This study assessed three repurposed drugs with potent in vitro anti-MERS-CoV activity (mycophenolate mofetil [MMF], lopinavir/ritonavir, and interferon-β1b) in common marmosets with severe disease resembling MERS in humans.
Year Published
2015
References
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv392; PMID: 26198719
Contact Info
Chan JF, et al.; correspondence to Kwok-Yung Yuen (kyyuen@hku.hk)
Keywords
Kaletra, MERS, animal, common marmoset, coronavirus, interferon, lopinavir, mycophenolate, primate, treatment
Coronavirus Investigated*
NHP Species
date entered
Study Type