title: Synergistic antiviral effects of antiherpes compounds and human leukocyte interferon on varicella-zoster virus in vitro.
abstract: The four antiherpes compounds acyclovir, adenine arabinoside, bromovinyldeoxyuridine, and phosphonoformic acid showed an additive to synergistic effect with human leukocyte interferon in inhibiting focus formation by three different strains of varicella-zoster virus in human embryonic fibroblasts.
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000494:pharmacology; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D017245:Foscarnet; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010746:Phosphonoacetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007370:Interferon Type I; C020235:brivudine; D017245:Foscarnet; D014740:Vidarabine; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D010746:Phosphonoacetic Acid; D000212:Acyclovir