New Concepts of Antiviral Therapy Book

Contents

Part 1. Concepts of therapy for RNA viruses Therapeutic vaccination in chronic hepadnavirus infection by Michael Rogendorf and Mengji Lu Characterization of targets for antiviral therapy of Flaviridae infections by Peter Borowski Inhibition of Hepatitis C virus by nucleic acid-based antiviral approaches by Michael Frese and Ralf Bartenschlager Inhibitors for respiratory viruses by Ernst Kuechler and Joachim Seipelt Anti-viral approaches against influenza viruses by Stephan Pleschka, Stephan Ludwig, Thorsten Wolff and Oliver Planz A new approach to an Influenza virus live vaccine: Modification of the cleavage site of the haemagglutine by reverse genetics by Jürgen Stech, Holger Garn and Hans-Dieter Klenk New concepts in anti-HIV therapies by Justin Stebbing, Mark Bower and Brian Gazzard Evaluation of current strategies to inhibit HIV entry, integration and maturation by Jaqueline D. Reeves, Stephen D. Barr and Stephan Pöhlmann Managing antiretroviral resistance by Barbara Schmidt, Monika Tschoschner, Hauke Walter and Klaus Korn

Part 2. Concepts of therapy for DNA viruses Selective inhibitors of the replication of poxviruses by Johan Neyts and Erik de Clercq Maribavir: A promising new antiherpes therapeutic Agent by Karen K. Biron Benzimidazle-D-ribonucleosides as antiviral agents that target HCMV terminase by John C. Drach, Leroy B. Townsend and Elke Bogner Recent developments in anti-herpesviral therapy based on protein kinase inhibitors by Thomas Herget and Manfred Marschall Immune therapy against papillomavirus-related tumors in humans by Lutz Gissmann

Part 3. Concepts of therapy for emerging viruses The SARS Corona virus receptor ACE-2 A potential target for antiviral therapy by Jens H. Kuhn, Sheli R. Radoshitzky, Wenhui Li, Swee Kee Wong, Hyeryun Choe and Michael Farzan Therapy of Ebola and Marburg virus infections by Mike Bray

Part 4. General concepts of therapy Proteasome inhibitors as complementary or alternative antiviral therapeutics by Susanna Prösch and Marion Kaspari Human monoclonal antibodies for prophylaxis and therapy of viral infections by Jan ter Meulen and Jaap Goudsmit Vector-based antiviral therapy by Armin Ensser

Index