Methotrimeprazine exerts antiviral and neuroprotective effects in Japanese encephalitis virus infection through activation of adaptive ER stress and autophagy
Abstract:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the leading global cause of virus-induced encephalitis. Its pathogenesis is driven by a combination of neuronal cell death and neuroinflammation. We hypothesized that pharmacological upregulation of autophagy could exert a neuroprotective antiviral effect, and tested a panel of forty-two FDA-approved drugs that were shown to induce autophagy. Four drugs were tested in the JE mouse model based on in vitro protective effects on neuronal cell death, inhibition of viral replica… Show more
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