SYNERGISTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR AND A SULFATED POLYLSACCHARIDE, FOR USE AS ANTIVIRAL AGENT

A pharmaceutcial composition is provided for use in the prevention or treatment of viral infections caused by enveloped viruses. The composition comprises a fibroblast growth factor, a sulfated polysaccharide with antiviral activity, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The fibrobla...

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Hauptverfasser: PAOLO CARMINATI, CARLO BATTISTINI, LUISA GAROFANO, GUY MAZUE, DOMENICO UNGHERI
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A pharmaceutcial composition is provided for use in the prevention or treatment of viral infections caused by enveloped viruses. The composition comprises a fibroblast growth factor, a sulfated polysaccharide with antiviral activity, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The fibroblast growth factor may be a basic fibroblast growth factor or an analogue thereof, and the polysaccharide may be a carrageenan, heparin, dextran sulfate, pentosan polysulfate on a sulfated polysaccharides produced by marine algae belonging to the class of Rhodophyceae.