Brincidofovir reduced virus activity in MS blood cells

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Brincidofovir reduced virus activity in blood cells studied in a lab, including cells from people with MS.

What They Found

Researchers tested brincidofovir on virus-infected cells from people with MS and healthy people. They also tested cells from marmosets, small monkeys infected with a related virus. The drug reduced signs that both viruses were becoming active. It also reduced signs of viral activity in cells where the virus remained quiet. These were lab results, not results from treating people.

Who Should Care and Why

This lab study used cells from people with MS, healthy people, and marmosets (small monkeys). It concerns a virus being studied for a possible role in MS. The researchers wanted to see whether brincidofovir could reduce the virus's activity. Cells from people without MS helped show whether the lab finding extended beyond MS samples. The marmoset cells let researchers study a related virus.

Important Considerations

You cannot tell from cell tests whether brincidofovir would help someone with MS. The abstract does not say how many people's cells were studied. It also does not report whether the drug changes MS symptoms or disability.

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