INVITRO SUSCEPTIBILITY OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS TO ACYCLOVIR
INVITRO SUSCEPTIBILITY OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS TO ACYCLOVIR
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DOI:
10.1128/aac.18.3.443
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
ELION, GB
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作者:
BIRON, KK;ELION, GB
The in vitro susceptibility of 5 strains of varicella-zoster virus to acyclovir was examined by the plaque-reduction method in human diploid lung cells. The 50% effective doses of acyclovir ranged from 2.06-6.28 .mu.M in a 7 day assay, with a mean of 3.65 .mu.M. Irreversible inhibition of plaque formation was achieved by drug doses exceeding the 50% effective dose for plaque reduction but nontoxic to the cells. Studies on the relative in vitro susceptibility of varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 to acyclovir suggested that varicella-zoster virus is 2- to 8-fold less susceptible to the drug. The antiviral potency of acyclovir for varicella-zoster virus in vitro was compared with that of several other nucleoside analogs. Analysis of the metabolism of acyclovir in varicella-zoster virus-infected WI-38 cells revealed that, as with herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, the formation of the triphosphate forms of the drug is specific to viral infection.