Adenovir Pharma Ab

Niklas Arnberg

Mikael Elofsson

Göran Wadell

Rémi Caraballo

Disclosed is tri- or tetravalent sialic acid derivatives comprising a core moiety to which 3 or 4 sialic acid residues are connected via a linker. Such derivatives inhibit the binding of adenovirus to human cells, whereby infections, such as epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, may be treated or prevented by administration of the tri- or tetravalent sialic acid derivatives.

Multivalent sialic acid derivatives

Adenoviral infections and in particular ocular adenoviral infections, e.g. keratoconjunctivitis, can be treated or alleviated by the administration of a substance, interfering with the interaction between the virus and the sialic acid receptor, in a therapeutically effective amount.

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Umeå, Sweden

Niklas Arnberg