Mechanism of action of glycyrrhizic acid in inhibition of Epstein-Barr virus replication in vitro

被引:129
作者
Lin, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] Tzu Chi Univ, Coll Med, Dept Microbiol, Hualien 970, Taiwan
关键词
glycyrrhizic acid; Epstein-Barr virus; replication; antigen synthesis;
D O I
10.1016/S0166-3542(03)00030-5
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
We report here that glycyrrhizic acid (GL), a component of licorice root (Glycyrrhiza radix), is active against EBV replication in superinfected Raji cells in a dose-dependent fashion. The IC50 values for viral inhibition and cell growth were 0.04 and 4.8 mM, respectively. The selectivity index (ratio of IC50 for cell growth to IC50 for viral DNA synthesis) was 120. Time of addition experiments suggested that GL interferes with an early step of EBV replication cycle (possibly penetration). GL had no effect On viral adsorption, nor did it inactivate EBV particles. Thus, GL represents a new class of anti-EBV compounds with a mode of action different from that of the nucleoside analogs that inhibit viral DNA polymerase. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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