NONOXYNOL-9 PROTECTS MICE AGAINST VAGINAL TRANSMISSION OF GENITAL HERPES INFECTIONS

被引:39
作者
WHALEY, KJ
BARRATT, RA
ZEITLIN, L
HOEN, TE
CONE, RA
机构
[1] Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MY
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10.1093/infdis/168.4.1009
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A vaginal application of a commercially available contraceptive jelly containing nonoxynol-9 (N9) prevented vaginal transmission of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections in the mouse. When N9 jelly was delivered to the vagina with the virus inoculum, 20 s before inoculum, or 5 min before inoculum, mice were completely protected from visible infection (P < .001). Protection lasted for at least 30 min (P < .03), and significant protection occurred even when the N9 jelly was delivered 15 min after the HSV-2 inoculum (P < .05). These results are consistent with results of studies using N9 products in other animal models and suggest that N9-based contraceptive products can provide significant protection against vaginal transmission of enveloped virus infections in animals.
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页码:1009 / 1011
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