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SUBMITTER: Denisova OV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4068572 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20140421 7
The influenza pH1N1 virus caused a global flu pandemic in 2009 and continues manifestation as a seasonal virus. Better understanding of the virus-host cell interaction could result in development of better prevention and treatment options. Here we show that the Akt inhibitor MK2206 blocks influenza pH1N1 virus infection in vitro. In particular, at noncytotoxic concentrations, MK2206 alters Akt signaling and inhibits endocytic uptake of the virus. Interestingly, MK2206 is unable to inhibit H3N2, ...[more]