消杀型纳米催化剂抗病毒作用的研究

本文探讨112种消杀型纳米催化剂吸附与灭活病毒的功效,为开发新型抗病毒纳米材料提供理论依据.我们将各种纳米催化剂与副流感病毒、人疱疹病毒Ⅰ型、腺病毒1型及5型作用一定时间后,分别以血凝试验及观察CPE变化的方法判断纳米材料对各种病毒的吸附与灭活作用,并在电子显微镜下观察纳米材料对病毒的吸附情况.结果在所检测的112种纳米催化剂中,用血凝试验分别筛选出强吸附力催化剂29种、中吸附力催化剂36种、弱吸附力催化剂47种.其中,13种强吸附力催化剂对副流感病毒的吸附率在87.5%～93.75%之间,并以AB-24的抗病毒效果最好.     

香菇C91-3菌株发酵液对副流感病毒和新城疫病毒血细胞吸附的抑制作用

目的探讨香菇C91-3菌株发酵液的抗病毒作用。方法应用香菇C91-3菌株发酵液不同稀释度分别作用于副流感病毒和新城疫病毒,观察其对血细胞吸附作用的影响。结果香菇C91-3菌株发酵液原液组和1:2稀释组对副流感病毒和新城疫病毒的血细胞吸附均有抑制作用。结论香菇C91-3菌株发酵液有明显的抗病毒作用。     

重组人干扰素α2a滴鼻剂抗病毒药效学研究

为了检测干扰素滴鼻剂抗病毒药效作用,采用组织细胞培养法及建立流行性感冒动物模型,对不同浓度的干扰素滴鼻剂进行了体内外抗病毒药效学研究。结果显示:在体外有抑制流感病毒、呼吸道合胞病毒、副流感病毒、麻疹病毒、腺病毒、柯萨奇B3病毒的作用,对单纯疱疹病毒有部分抑制作用。在体内可有效抑制流感病毒所致的病毒性肺炎。可见,重组人干扰素α2a滴鼻剂在体内外均有较明显的抗呼吸道病毒的作用。     

人3型副流感病毒疫苗的研究进展

人3型副流感病毒是一种主要感染人类肺部上皮细胞的副黏病毒,可引起肺炎和支气管炎,在婴幼儿和免疫力低下的成人中有较高的发病率。经过多年的研究,对人3型副流感病毒疫苗的研究取得了重要的进展,但还没有有效的抗病毒药物和批准的疫苗上市。目前研究主要集中在减毒活疫苗及亚单位疫苗等,对人3型副流感病毒当前疫苗的研究情况做简要的综述。     

副流感病毒的研究进展

副流感病毒是一类有包膜的单股负链RNA病毒,属副黏病毒,是一种常见的易被忽略的呼吸道感染病原体,主要引起婴幼儿及儿童严重的下呼吸道感染,其致病性仅次于呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV).目前,对副流感病毒的感染,缺乏有效的治疗药物和病毒疫苗.因此,建立快速、敏感和特异的副流感病毒感染的诊断方法,研发新型抗病毒药物和安全有效的副流感病毒疫苗成为研究热点.本研究就副流感病毒的生物学特性、疫苗研究、防治及检测技术作一综述.     

磁修饰酵母对直接大红染料的生物吸附

本研究采用水相合成的纳米级铁磁流体对灭活酿酒酵母细胞进行磁修饰,获得了具有良好磁响应的酵母。傅立叶变换红外光谱分析表明,该修饰酵母在Fe-O特征峰581cm1处的吸收明显加强。透射电镜观察表明,纳米磁性颗粒单个或成团聚集在酵母细胞表面。在本实验条件下,160μL磁修饰酵母对1mL浓度为0.4mg/mL直接大红染料吸附率达100%;8min达到吸附平衡;在70%乙醇中,染料脱吸附率为99.18%。由于磁修饰酵母吸附力强,吸附速度快,易于磁分离,是一种有前景的水溶性染料生物吸附剂。     

青蒿素类药物抗柯萨奇B组病毒的体外实验研究

柯萨奇病毒B组 3型 (CVB3 )可以引起人类病毒性心肌炎等多种疾病 ,严重危害人类健康 ,但目前尚无有效的抗病毒药物和治疗手段。青蒿素类药物是目前疗效最佳和稳定的抗疟疾药物 ,并且具有比较明显的抗肿瘤、抗心律失常及一定的抗疱疹病毒和乙型肝炎病毒等作用。为探讨青蒿素类药物的抗柯萨奇病毒作用 ,本研究以柯萨奇病毒B组 3型 (CVB3 )感染HeLa细胞为实验模型 ,采用微量细胞病变抑制法 ,观察与分析青蒿素、蒿甲醚等药物对CVB3 的直接灭活、阻断吸附和抑制复制的作用。本研究以青蒿素和蒿甲醚为实验用药 ,以病毒唑为对照药 ,并将各种…     

流感病毒对福尔马林敏感性的研究

采用三种流感病毒株：A1/京防/1/86、A3/济防/15/90、A3/武汉/359/95,进行敏感性试验。用不浓度的福尔马林灭活病毒,并在不同间隔时间检测血凝交价及灭活效果。结果显示,三种毒株经福尔马林灭活后,血凝滴度均有下降,病毒灭活时间也随着福尔马林浓度的降低而延长,说明相同亚型不同株别及不同亚型的流感病毒,对福尔马林的敏感程度均有差异。该试验对今后流感病毒的研究及其疫苗生产均有重要意义。     

GeXP多重PCR技术同时检测12种常见呼吸道病毒

本研究建立了一种基于GeXP多重基因表达遗传分析系统的多重RT-PCR检测方法,该方法可以同时检测12种呼吸道病毒,包括流感病毒A型和B型、季节性H1N1、副流感病毒1～3型、人鼻病毒、人偏肺病毒、腺病毒、呼吸道合胞病毒A型和B型、人博卡病毒。针对病原体保守区序列设计12种病毒的特异性引物,分别用已验证的阳性标本为模板检验多重体系的特异性。多重检测体系在10~3拷贝/μL水平可同时检测到12种病毒。另检测24份临床标本,以real-time RT-PCR为参考标准,进一步验证检测体系。结果表明,这种基于GeXP系统的新方法灵敏度高、特异性强,可以快速同时检测12种常见呼吸道病毒。     

黄酮类化合物对禽流感病毒的抑制作用

采用鸡胚培养法探讨黄酮类化合物对禽流感H5N1亚型病毒的抑制作用。实验分三种给药方式:即直接作用、先感染病毒后用药和先加药后感染。第一种给药方式说明黄酮类化合物可以直接灭活H5N1病毒;第二种给药方式说明黄酮类化合物可通过抑制流感病毒唾液酶的活性,从而抑制病毒粒子的复制;第三种给药方式反映一定浓度的药物可以阻断病毒对细胞的吸附作用。结果表明,黄酮类化合物对禽流感病毒的预防及治疗均有显著效果。     

Antiviral activity of crude extracts of Eugenia jambolana Lam. against highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus

Crude extracts of leaves and bark of E. jambolana were tested for antiviral activity against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) by CPE reduction assay in three different layouts to elucidate virucidal, post-exposure and preexposure antiviral activity of the extracts. The cold and hot aqueous extracts of bark and hot aqueous extract of leaves of E. jambolana showed significant virucidal activity (100% inhibition) which was further confirmed in virus yield reduction assay (-98 to 99% reduction) and by egg based in ovo assay. The selective index (CC50/EC50) of hot aqueous extract (248) and cold aqueous extract (43.5) of bark of E. jambolana showed their antiviral potential against H5N1 virus. The significant virucidal activity of leaves and bark of E. jambolana merits further investigation as it may provide alternative antiviral agent for managing avian influenza infections in poultry farms and potential avian-human transmission.     

In vitro anti-influenza screening of several Euphorbiaceae species: structure of a bioactive Cyanoglucoside from Codiaeum variegatum

A bio-guided screening against influenza A virus (FLUAV) was carried out with seven Euphorbiaceae species. The results showed that chromatographic fractions from Phyllantus niruri, Euphorbia pulcherrima and Codiaeum variegatum had relevant anti-FLUAV activity, although only chromatographical subfractions from C. variegatum kept the activity. From this plant, the active compound against FLUAV was isolated. Its structure was assigned as 2-(3,4,5)-trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyltetrahydropyran-2-yloxymethyl)acrylonitrile (1) on the basis of NMR, mass spectrometry and X-ray diffraction analysis. The compound displayed virucidal activity without impairment of haemagglutination properties of the used virus strain. This is the first report indicating antiviral activity of a cyanoglucoside.     

Virucidal effect of peppermint oil on the enveloped viruses herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in vitro

The virucidal effect of peppermint oil, the essential oil of Mentha piperita, against herpes simplex virus was examined. The inhibitory activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) was tested in vitro on RC-37 cells using a plaque reduction assay. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of peppermint oil for herpes simplex virus plaque formation was determined at 0.002% and 0.0008% for HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively. Peppermint oil exhibited high levels of virucidal activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2 in viral suspension tests. At noncytotoxic concentrations of the oil, plaque formation was significantly reduced by 82% and 92% for HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively. Higher concentrations of peppermint oil reduced viral titers of both herpesviruses by more than 90%. A clearly time-dependent activity could be demonstrated, after 3 h of incubation of herpes simplex virus with peppermint oil an antiviral activity of about 99% could be demonstrated. In order to determine the mode of antiviral action of the essential oil, peppermint oil was added at different times to the cells or viruses during infection. Both herpesviruses were significantly inhibited when herpes simplex virus was pretreated with the essential oil prior to adsorption. These results indicate that peppermint oil affected the virus before adsorption, but not after penetration into the host cell. Thus this essential oil is capable to exert a direct virucidal effect on HSV. Peppermint oil is also active against an acyclovir resistant strain of HSV-1 (HSV-1-ACV(res)), plaque formation was significantly reduced by 99%. Considering the lipophilic nature of the oil which enables it to penetrate the skin, peppermint oil might be suitable for topical therapeutic use as virucidal agent in recurrent herpes infection.     

Surface-Dried Viruses Can Resist Glucoprotamin-Based Disinfection

Touching of contaminated objects and surfaces is a well-known method of virus transmission. Once they are attached to the hands, viruses can easily get adsorbed and initiate infection. Hence, disinfection of frequently touched surfaces is of major importance to prevent virus spreading. Here we studied the antiviral activity of a glucoprotamin-containing disinfectant against influenza A virus and the model virus vaccinia virus (VACV) dried on inanimate surfaces. The efficacy of the surface disinfectant on stainless steel, polyvinyl chloride, and glass coupons was investigated in a quantitative carrier test. Vacuum-dried viruses were exposed to 0.25%, 0.5%, and 1% disinfectant for 5 min, 15 min, and 30 min without agitation, and residual infectivity was determined by endpoint titration. Although glucoprotamin was highly active against both viruses in suspension, limited antiviral activity against the surface-dried viruses was detected. Even after 30 min of exposure to 1% disinfectant, VACV was not completely inactivated. Furthermore, influenza A virus inactivation was strongly affected by the surface composition during the 5-min and 15-min treatments with 0.25% and 0.5% disinfectant. The results presented in this study highlight the relevance of practical tests to assess the antiviral activity of surface disinfectants. High virucidal activity in solution is not necessarily indicative of high antiviral activity against surface-dried viruses. In addition, we want to emphasize that the mere exposure of surfaces to disinfectants might not be sufficient for virus inactivation and mechanical action should be applied to bring attached viruses into contact with virucidal compounds.     

Antiviral efficacy of Limonium densiflorum against HSV-1 and influenza viruses

Viral infections remain a major threat to humans and animals and there is a crucial need for new antiviral agents especially with the development of resistant viruses. Several Limonium genus members (Plumbaginacea) have been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of infections. In this study, we investigated the antiviral activities of different fractions after successive extraction (hexane, dichloromethane, ethanol and methanol) of the halophyte Limonium densiflorum against H1N1 influenza and HSV-1 herpes viruses. In addition, TLC phytochemicals of the shoot extracts were analyzed. All extracts were tested for their cytotoxicity using a fluorometric resazurin assay. The antiviral activity of extracts was tested using four modes of action: virucidal test, pretreatment of cells with samples before infection, attachment assay and plaque reduction test. A good antiviral activity was found with ethanol and methanol extracts. They were most potent in HSV-1 inhibition than H1N1 influenza virus. The most potent inhibition was observed with ethanol extract, and it exhibited high levels of virucidal activity against HSV-1 (IC₅₀ = 6 μg/mL). It inhibits the replication of the virus by 75% when added after penetration of the virus, and by 100% when added during the viral attachment. It protects MDCK cells against influenza virus by abolishing virus to entry into the host cell (IC₅₀ = 55 μg/mL). After attachment of influenza virus, the ethanol extract displayed an appreciable inhibition of virus replication (IC₅₀ = 193 μg/mL). Methanol extract showed a moderate antiviral capacity against both viruses. While dichloromethane has excellent antiherpes potential, results were inappropriate because it was toxic to Vero cells, hexane extract has no effect. TLC analysis of these extracts showed that flavonoids and saponins were the major classes of natural products found in the shoot extracts that may be responsible for these antiviral activities.     

The use of bacteriophages of Bacteroides fragilis as indicators of the efficiency of virucidal products

The potential use of bacteriophage B40-8 of Bacteroides fragilis for the evaluation of the virucidal activity of antiseptics or disinfectants was investigated. The antiviral activity of two antiseptics and two disinfectants was evaluated according to a standard guideline. The effect of the virucidal agents was assessed on (i) viruses usually spread by direct contact with surfaces with contaminated secretions, i.e. herpes virus 1 and 2, and vaccinia virus, and (ii) viruses transmitted by the fecal-oral route, i.e. hepatitis A virus, poliovirus, adenovirus and rotavirus. The survival of B40-8 always equalled or exceeded that of the animal viruses tested. Our data suggest the use of bacteriophage B40-8 to complement the information furnished by some standardized methods in ascertaining the antiviral activity of virucidal preparations.     

In vitro antiviral activity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil

Aims:  To investigate the in vitro antiviral activity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil (TTO) and its main components, terpinen-4-ol, α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, p -cymene, terpinolene and α-terpineol.
Methods and Results:  The antiviral activity of tested compounds was evaluated against polio type 1, ECHO 9, Coxsackie B1, adeno type 2, herpes simplex (HSV) type 1 and 2 viruses by 50% plaque reduction assay. The anti-influenza virus assay was based on the inhibition of the virus-induced cytopathogenicity. Results obtained from our screening demonstrated that the TTO and some of its components (the terpinen-4-ol, the terpinolene, the α-terpineol) have an inhibitory effect on influenza A/PR/8 virus subtype H1N1 replication at doses below the cytotoxic dose. The ID₅₀ value of the TTO was found to be 0·0006% (v/v) and was much lower than its CD₅₀ (0·025% v/v). All the compounds were ineffective against polio 1, adeno 2, ECHO 9, Coxsackie B1, HSV-1 and HSV-2. None of the tested compounds showed virucidal activity. Only a slight virucidal effect was observed for TTO (0·125% v/v) against HSV-1 and HSV-2.
Conclusions:  These data show that TTO has an antiviral activity against influenza A/PR/8 virus subtype H1N1 and that antiviral activity has been principally attributed to terpinen-4-ol, the main active component.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  TTO should be a promising drug in the treatment of influenza virus infection.     

In vitro antiviral effect of flavonoid-rich extracts of Vitex polygama (Verbenaceae) against acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus type 1

Extracts and fractions rich in flavonoids from fruits and leaves of Vitex polygama Cham. (Verbenaceae) were tested against acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus type 1 (ACV^R-HSV-1). Both fruit and leaf extracts exhibited a dose-dependent antiviral activity. The extract from the leaves showed intracellular antiviral activity while the extract from the fruits had virucidal effect. A fraction from the ethyl actetate extract of the leaves inhibited virus propagation by blocking HEp-2 cell receptors.     

Antiviral compounds in extracts of Korean seaweeds: Evidence for multiple activities

Extracts of 13 Korean seaweeds, previously shown to contain antiviral activity, were investigated in more detail in order to learn the nature of the antiviral compounds and their mechanisms of action. One extract, from Codium fragile, was active against all three test viruses (herpes simplex, HSV; Sindbis, SINV; polio), whereas the others were more selective. Thus four species, Enteromorpha linza, Colpomenia bullosa, Scytosiphon lomentaria, and Undaria pinnatifida, were active against HSV and SINV, but not poliovirus. The other eight were active against either HSV or SINV. In all cases there was evidence for photosensitizers, since the antiviral activities required or were enhanced substantially by light. In general UVA (long wave ultraviolet) was much more effective than visible light in promoting activity, although the extract of Sargassum sagamianum could be activated equally by either. In experiments to determine the site of action of these antiviral extracts, the predominant activity was virucidal (i.e. direct inactivation of virus particles), rather than inhibition of virus replication, although Sargassum sagamianum also could protect cells against subsequent virus infection. These results imply that different antiviral compounds are present among the extracts, and furthermore the activities cannot be explained in terms of common ingredients such as polysaccharides or tannins. We suggest that seaweeds may be a source of potentially useful and interesting antiviral compounds. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Antiviral activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts and of an isolated polysaccharide from Agaricus brasiliensis against poliovirus type 1

AIMS: Agaricus brasiliensis (previously named Agaricus blazei ss. Heinem), also known as the sun mushroom is native of Southeast Brazil, and is widely consumed, mainly in the form of tea, due to its nutritional and pharmacological properties. In this study, we tested aqueous (AqE) and ethanol (EtOHE) extracts and an isolated polysaccharide (PLS) from the fruiting body of A. brasiliensis, for antiviral activity against poliovirus type 1 in HEp-2 cells. METHODS AND RESULTS: The evaluation of the time of addition by plaque assay showed that when AqE, PLS and EtOHE were added, just after the virus inoculation (time 0 h), there was a concentration-dependent reduction in the number of plaques up to 50%, 67% and 88%, respectively, with a selectivity index (SI) of 5.4, 9.9 and 12.3, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The test substances showed antiviral activity and were more effective when added during the poliovirus infection. As they had little effect on reducing viral adsorption and did not show any virucidal effect, we suggest that they act at the initial stage of the replication of poliovirus. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: These results corroborate that basidiomycetes can be a rich source of potential antiviral compounds.