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American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 7(64), 2020

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00530-20

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Quercetin blocks Ebola Virus infection by counteracting the VP24 Interferon inhibitory function

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Abstract

Ebola virus (EBOV) is among the most devastating pathogens causing fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans. The epidemics from 2013 to 2016 resulted in more than 11,000 deaths, and another outbreak is currently ongoing. Since there is no FDA-approved drug so far to fight EBOV infection, there is an urgent need to focus on drug discovery. Considering the tight correlation between the high EBOV virulence and its ability to suppress the type I interferon (IFN-I) system, identifying molecules targeting viral protein VP24, one of the main virulence determinants blocking the IFN response, is a promising novel anti-EBOV therapy approach.