COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF OR TREATMENT OF DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of interfering with dengue infection comprising interfering with dengue virus binding to a syndecan present on a cell targeted by dengue virus. The present invention further relates to treating a patient for dengue virus infection comprising administering to a patient, either having a dengue infection or a patient exposed to dengue infection, an effective amount of an agent that interferes with dengue virus binding to a syndecan on a surface of a cell targeted by dengue virus. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and an effective amount of an agent that interferes with dengue virus binding to a syndecan on a surface of a cell targeted by dengue virus.