id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-293691-ewerquin Sauerhering, Lucie Cyclophilin Inhibitors Restrict Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Via Interferon λ In Vitro And In Mice 2020-07-02 .txt text/plain 3428 191 43 RATIONALE: While severe coronavirus infections, including Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cause lung injury with high mortality rates, protective treatment strategies are not approved for clinical use. METHODS: Calu-3 cells and primary human alveolar epithelial cells (hAEC) were infected with MERS-CoV and treated with CsA or ALV or inhibitors targeting cyclophilin inhibitor-regulated molecules including Calcineurin, NFAT, or MAP kinases. To address the previously proposed antiviral activity of CsA in clinically relevant cells, we infected the human bronchial epithelial cell line Calu-3 and primary human alveolar epithelial cells (hAEC) with MERS-CoV and analyzed intracellular viral RNA and infectious particle release in presence of DMSO or CsA ( Figure 1 ). Our data demonstrated that silencing of IRF1 but not treatment by control siRNA lead to a significant increase in MERS-CoV released viral particles in CsA-treated cells ( Figure 6A , B). ./cache/cord-293691-ewerquin.txt ./txt/cord-293691-ewerquin.txt