MODE OF INHIBITION OF RESPIRATOR SYNCYTIAL VIRUS BY A PLANT FLAVONOID, SP-303

被引:24
作者
BARNARD, DL [1 ]
HUFFMAN, JH [1 ]
MEYERSON, LR [1 ]
SIDWELL, RW [1 ]
机构
[1] SHAMAN PHARMACEUT INC, SAN CARLOS, CA USA
关键词
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; ANTIVIRAL; SP-303; FLAVONOID; MECHANISM; PENETRATION; PLANT; NATURAL PRODUCT; EUPHORBIACEAE;
D O I
10.1159/000239128
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
A natural-product polyphenolic polymer of molecular weight 2,100 daltons designated SP-303, was found to have antiviral activity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the 2-10 muM range in plaque reduction assays and cytopathic-effect-inhibition assays. The material was also virucidal. The 50% effective concentration (EC50) for virucidal activity was 28 muM. Experiments were done to determine the mode(s) of RSV inhibition by SP-303. Interferon was not induced. SP-303 did not inhibit attachment at antiviral concentrations. However, the EC50 for inhibition of virus penetration by SP-303 was 0.48 +/- 0.19 muM. These data suggest that abolition of RSV penetration into host cells is one mechanism whereby SP-303 inhibits RSV replication.
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