Enhanced Antiviral Ability by a Combination of Zidovudine and Short Hairpin RNA Targeting Avian Leukosis Virus [PDF]
Avian leukosis virus (ALV) causes tumor diseases in poultry and is circulating all over the world, leading to significant economic losses. In addition, mixed infection of ALV with other viruses is very common and is often reported to contaminate live ...
Qun Wang +29 more
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Zidovudine, an anti-viral drug, resensitizes gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine by inhibition of the Akt-GSK3β-Snail pathway [PDF]
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult malignancies to treat owing to the rapid acquisition of resistance to chemotherapy. Gemcitabine, a first-line treatment for pancreatic cancer, prolongs patient survival by several months, and combination ...
Takushi Namba +4 more
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Reversed phase HPLC determination of zidovudine in rat plasma and its pharmacokinetics after a single intranasal dose administration [PDF]
The development and validation of a simple and accurate method based on HPLC with ultraviolet detection for the quantification of zidovudine in rat plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study following a single intranasal dose zidovudine is ...
RUBIANA M MAINARDES +1 more
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Pharmacokinetic and Tissue Distribution Study of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles of Zidovudine in Rats
Zidovudine-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (AZT-SLNs) and zidovudine in solution were prepared and administered in rats. The aim of this research was to study whether the bioavailability of zidovudine can be improved by AZT-SLNs perorally to rats as ...
Shah Purvin +4 more
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Probiotic Bacillus subtilis, but Not a Lactobacillus spp., Ameliorates Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of LPS and Zidovudine-Induced Neuroinflammation [PDF]
Background/Objectives: The gut–brain axis is increasingly recognized as a critical modulator of cognitive function. This study investigated the neurotoxic effects of combined exposure to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and the antiretroviral drug ...
Olga Murgina +15 more
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Dolutegravir or Darunavir in Combination with Zidovudine or Tenofovir to Treat HIV.
BACKGROUND The World Health Organization recommends dolutegravir with two nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) for second-line treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Evidence is limited for the efficacy of this
Nicholas I. Paton +16 more
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BACKGROUND WHO guidelines recommend dolutegravir plus two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) for second-line HIV therapy, with NRTI switching from first-line tenofovir to zidovudine.
N. Paton +86 more
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Nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are the backbone of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART use in pregnancy has been associated with adverse birth outcomes, in part due to NRTI-induced mitochondrial toxicity.
Kayode Balogun, Lena Serghides
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Liver Fibrosis during Antiretroviral Treatment in HIV-Infected Individuals. Truth or Tale?
After the introduction of antiretroviral treatment (ART) back in 1996, the lifespan of people living with HIV (PLWH) has been substantially increased, while the major causes of morbidity and mortality have switched from opportunistic infections and AIDS ...
Athanasios-Dimitrios Bakasis +1 more
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The Use of Zidovudine Pharmacophore in Multi-Target-Directed Ligands for AIDS Therapy
The concept of polypharmacology embraces multiple drugs combined in a therapeutic regimen (drug combination or cocktail), fixed dose combinations (FDCs), and a single drug that binds to different targets (multi-target drug).
Maria da Conceição Avelino Dias Bianco +6 more
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