Tomatidine reduces Chikungunya virus progeny release by controlling viral protein expression.

• Main Authors: Berit Troost-Kind (Author), Martijn J van Hemert (Author), Denise van de Pol (Author), Heidi van der Ende-Metselaar (Author), Andres Merits (Author), Malte Borggrewe (Author), Izabela A Rodenhuis-Zybert (Author), Jolanda M Smit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tomatidine, a natural steroidal alkaloid from unripe green tomatoes has been shown to exhibit many health benefits. We recently provided in vitro evidence that tomatidine reduces the infectivity of Dengue virus (DENV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), two medically important arthropod-borne human infec...