Antiviral Activity of GuiQi Polysaccharides against Enterovirus 71 in vitro  

作　　者：Xiuying Pu Hengrui Wang Yan Li Wenbo Fan Shuang Yu 

机构地区：[1]School of Life Science and Engineering,Lanzhou University of Technology [2]Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Limited Company

出　　处：《Virologica Sinica》2013年第6期352-359,共8页中国病毒学（英文版）

基　　金：supported by research grants from The National Natural Science Foundation of China(NO81260070);The Project of Science and Technology of Lanzhou(NO 2011-1-71);The Doctor Project of Lanzhou University of Technology(NO 0908ZXC127)

摘　　要：In this study,we have investigated the antiviral activity of GuiQi polysaccharides (GQP) upon enterovirus 71 (EV71) in vitro.An assay using methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT),and analyses of cytopathic effects (CPE)were used to examine the antiviral activity of GQP upon Vero cells infected with EV71.The results revealed that GQP at concentrations below 31.2μg/mL exhibited significant antiviral effects upon EV71 when applied under three different experimental protocols.GQP was most strongly active in preventing the adsorption of EV71 to target cells and in this respect it was significantly more effective than ribavirin.In addition,it was clear that GQP could inhibit viral replication when added to cells 2 h after infection,but if added at the point of infection its effect was weak.GQP is considered to be less toxic than ribavirin,and may warrant further evaluation as a possible agent in the treatment of hand,foot and mouth disease (HFMD).In this study, we have investigated the antiviral activity of GuiQi polysaccharides（GQP） upon enterovirus 71 （EV71） in vitro. An assay using methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium（MTT）, and analyses of cytopathic effects（CPE） were used to examine the antiviral activity of GQP upon Vero cells infected with EV71. The results revealed that GQP at concentrations below 31.2 μg/mL exhibited significant antiviral effects upon EV71 when applied under three different experimental protocols. GQP was most strongly active in preventing the adsorption of EV71 to target cells and in this respect it was significantly more effective than ribavirin. In addition, it was clear that GQP could inhibit viral replication when added to cells 2 h after infection, but if added at the point of infection its effect was weak. GQP is considered to be less toxic than ribavirin, and may warrant further evaluation as a possible agent in the treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease（HFMD）.

关 键 词：Enterovirus 71（EV71） GuiQi polysaccharides （GQP） Vero cells Antiviral activity In vitro 

分 类 号：R373[医药卫生—病原生物学]