Clayton April M
Office of Global Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 15;214(suppl 5):S506-S509. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw324.
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that is responsible for considerable epidemics worldwide and recently emerged in the Americas in 2013. CHIKV may cause long-lasting arthralgia after acute infection. With currently no licensed vaccines or antivirals, the design of effective therapies to prevent or treat CHIKV infection is of utmost importance and will be facilitated by increased understanding of the dynamics of chikungunya. In this article, monoclonal antibodies against CHIKV as viable prophylactic and therapeutic agents will be discussed.
基孔肯雅病毒(CHIKV)是一种由蚊子传播的甲病毒,在全球范围内引发了相当大规模的疫情,并且于2013年在美洲首次出现。CHIKV急性感染后可能导致持续时间较长的关节痛。由于目前尚无获批的疫苗或抗病毒药物,设计有效的预防或治疗CHIKV感染的疗法至关重要,而对基孔肯雅热动态的深入了解将有助于实现这一目标。在本文中,将讨论针对CHIKV的单克隆抗体作为可行的预防和治疗药物的情况。