Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity

Adult BALB/c mice, genetically resistant to HSV-1 i.p. infection, were inoculated intraperitoneally with 1000 PFU of HSV-1 and treated by the same route with four consecutive doses of Melia azedarach L. aqueous green leaves extract (MA) each containing 80 antiviral units against HSV-1 replication in...

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spelling paper:paper_0951418X_v12_n4_p250_Claus2023-06-08T15:54:54Z Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity Herpes virus infection Immunomodulator Melia azedarach L. Mice Natural resistance Plant antiviral Viral encephalitis antivirus agent immunomodulating agent melia asedarach extract plant extract unclassified drug age animal cell animal experiment animal model animal tissue antiviral activity article controlled study female herpes simplex virus 1 male mouse nonhuman peritoneum exudate peritonitis plant leaf sex difference virus detection virus immunity virus replication virus resistance Adult BALB/c mice, genetically resistant to HSV-1 i.p. infection, were inoculated intraperitoneally with 1000 PFU of HSV-1 and treated by the same route with four consecutive doses of Melia azedarach L. aqueous green leaves extract (MA) each containing 80 antiviral units against HSV-1 replication in Vero cells. Mice were injected 1 day and 6 h before infection and 1 and 2 days after infection. Mortality among untreated 45 day old female and male mice was around 35% for both sexes, whereas MA treatment increased mortality to 95% in females and to 50% in males. Virus was isolated from brains of treated animals. Enhanced susceptibility to HSV-1 infection upon treatment with MA extract was also observed in male mice 25 days old, before hormonal maturation, indicating that the impairment of natural resistance to HSV-1 infection is sex-linked. Treatment with MA extracts did not interfere with established specific immune protection nor with the induction of immune response to HSV-1. Virus was recovered from peritoneal exudate cells only in MA-treated animals. The abrogation of natural resistance of inbred mice to i.p. HSV-1 infection by pretreatment and early administration of the plant extract indicates that the in vivo expression of immunomodulating activities on receptor cells interfered with its potent antiviral activity displayed in vitro against HSV-1 replication. 1998 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0951418X_v12_n4_p250_Claus http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0951418X_v12_n4_p250_Claus
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topic Herpes virus infection
Immunomodulator
Melia azedarach L.
Mice
Natural resistance
Plant antiviral
Viral encephalitis
antivirus agent
immunomodulating agent
melia asedarach extract
plant extract
unclassified drug
age
animal cell
animal experiment
animal model
animal tissue
antiviral activity
article
controlled study
female
herpes simplex virus 1
male
mouse
nonhuman
peritoneum exudate
peritonitis
plant leaf
sex difference
virus detection
virus immunity
virus replication
virus resistance
spellingShingle Herpes virus infection
Immunomodulator
Melia azedarach L.
Mice
Natural resistance
Plant antiviral
Viral encephalitis
antivirus agent
immunomodulating agent
melia asedarach extract
plant extract
unclassified drug
age
animal cell
animal experiment
animal model
animal tissue
antiviral activity
article
controlled study
female
herpes simplex virus 1
male
mouse
nonhuman
peritoneum exudate
peritonitis
plant leaf
sex difference
virus detection
virus immunity
virus replication
virus resistance
Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity
topic_facet Herpes virus infection
Immunomodulator
Melia azedarach L.
Mice
Natural resistance
Plant antiviral
Viral encephalitis
antivirus agent
immunomodulating agent
melia asedarach extract
plant extract
unclassified drug
age
animal cell
animal experiment
animal model
animal tissue
antiviral activity
article
controlled study
female
herpes simplex virus 1
male
mouse
nonhuman
peritoneum exudate
peritonitis
plant leaf
sex difference
virus detection
virus immunity
virus replication
virus resistance
description Adult BALB/c mice, genetically resistant to HSV-1 i.p. infection, were inoculated intraperitoneally with 1000 PFU of HSV-1 and treated by the same route with four consecutive doses of Melia azedarach L. aqueous green leaves extract (MA) each containing 80 antiviral units against HSV-1 replication in Vero cells. Mice were injected 1 day and 6 h before infection and 1 and 2 days after infection. Mortality among untreated 45 day old female and male mice was around 35% for both sexes, whereas MA treatment increased mortality to 95% in females and to 50% in males. Virus was isolated from brains of treated animals. Enhanced susceptibility to HSV-1 infection upon treatment with MA extract was also observed in male mice 25 days old, before hormonal maturation, indicating that the impairment of natural resistance to HSV-1 infection is sex-linked. Treatment with MA extracts did not interfere with established specific immune protection nor with the induction of immune response to HSV-1. Virus was recovered from peritoneal exudate cells only in MA-treated animals. The abrogation of natural resistance of inbred mice to i.p. HSV-1 infection by pretreatment and early administration of the plant extract indicates that the in vivo expression of immunomodulating activities on receptor cells interfered with its potent antiviral activity displayed in vitro against HSV-1 replication.
title Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity
title_short Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity
title_full Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity
title_fullStr Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity
title_full_unstemmed Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity
title_sort natural resistance of balb/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity
publishDate 1998
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0951418X_v12_n4_p250_Claus
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