Manufacturers: Gilead sciences inc
Cidofovir is an antiviral agent used to treat Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with AIDS.
Cidofovir is an antiviral agent used to treat Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with AIDS.
Cidofovir acts through the selective inhibition of viral DNA polymerase.Biochemical data support selective inhibition of CMV DNA polymerase by cidofovir diphosphate, the active intracellular metabolite of cidofovir. Cidofovir diphosphate inhibits herpesvirus polymerases at concentrations that are 8- to 600-fold lower than those needed to inhibit human cellular DNA polymerase alpha, beta, and gamma(1,2,3). Incorporation of cidofovir into the growing viral DNA chain results in reductions in the rate of viral DNA synthesis.
用于治疗免疫功能缺陷患者不能耐受更昔洛韦和膦甲酸钠治疗或治疗无效的巨细胞病毒感染。
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