RETRACTED: Evaluation of imidazole and its derivative against Newcastle disease virus infection in chicken: A drug repurposing approach

Virus Res. 2019 Jan 15:260:114-122. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.11.013. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Abstract

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief and Author as, in addition to the Corrigendum already published in regards to this paper, many of the images were duplicated throughout the paper:– Figure 1b: all four images of the 36hrs imidazole treatment group 10mM, 20mM, 30mM and 40mM, are the same as the images given in Figure 2C imidazole+virus group 10mM, 20mM, 30mM and 40mM. – Figure 2b: GFP image of 12hrs NDV+IMD is the same as the image given in Figure 2c 30mM GFP. – Figure 2h: all brightfield images for the first four panels are the same. – Figure 3b: plaques in the fourth and fifth panel are same. – Figure 3d: gross embryo image in the control (1st) is the same as NDV+ALB (4th panel) group. – Figure 4a: gross image 1 and 5 are the same.

Keywords: Imidazole; Newcastle disease virus; Pathogenicity; Replication; Repurposing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Chickens
  • Drug Repositioning*
  • Imidazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Newcastle Disease / drug therapy*
  • Newcastle disease virus / drug effects*
  • Newcastle disease virus / physiology
  • Poultry Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Virus Replication / drug effects
  • Virus Shedding

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Imidazoles
  • imidazole