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SUBMITTER: Johansson E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8979015 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Johansson Emil E Caraballo Rémi R Zocher Georg G Mistry Nitesh N Arnberg Niklas N Stehle Thilo T Elofsson Mikael M
RSC advances 20220114 4
Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CVA24v) is responsible for several outbreaks and two pandemics of the highly contagious eye infection acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC). Currently, neither prevention (vaccines) nor treatments (antivirals) are available for combating this disease. CVA24v attaches to cells by binding Neu5Ac-containing glycans on the surface of cells which facilitates entry. Previously, we have demonstrated that pentavalent Neu5Ac conjugates attenuate CVA24v infection of human corn ...[more]