Figure 3. Topical STAT3 inhibition is associated with increased viral recovery.

STAT3 specific inhibitor stattic or DMSO was applied topically, for one week before and continuing through one week after scarification. A) Representative lesions in DMSO (upper row) and stattic (lower row) treated mice were photographed on day 13, and virus recovery on day 13 (C) was assessed in homogenized primary lesion tissue (n = 7–8). Asterisk, p≤0.01.