Science Translational Medicine Publication: Innovative Molecules´ Drug Candidate Affects Recurrent Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
The study entitled A helicase-primase drug candidate with sufficient target tissue exposure affects latent neural herpes simplex virus infections was conducted by a team of researchers from the U.S. and Germany and was published today in Science Translational Medicine .
- The study entitled A helicase-primase drug candidate with sufficient target tissue exposure affects latent neural herpes simplex virus infections was conducted by a team of researchers from the U.S. and Germany and was published today in Science Translational Medicine .
- IM-250 is devoid of off-target activity observed with other anti-HSV drugs and of potential metabolites of previous drug candidates targeting helicase-primase.
- At least 50 % of the population is infected with Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), mostly herpes labialis, whereas approx.
- 25% of the population is infected withHerpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), mostly genital herpes, a sexually transmitted infection/disease.