Zika: Research team use experimental drug that reduces replication of the virus and prevents microcephaly in mice

An international group of researchers have discovered that inhibiting AHR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor), a protein with roles in regulating immunity, stem cell maintenance and cellular differentiation, enables the immune system to combat replication of zika virus in the organism far more effectively. In experiments performed at the University of Sao Paulo's Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICB-USP) [...]

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