Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 17, Issue 9, Pages 10370-10376Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/molecules170910370
Keywords
enterovirus 71; matrine; antiviral; mouse model
Funding
- National Basic Research Program of China [973 Program] [2011CB504903]
- National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2012BA139B02]
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Human enterovirus 71, a member of the Picornaviridae family, is one of the major causative agent of hand, foot and mouth disease in children less than six years old. This illness has caused mortalities in large-scale outbreaks in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years. No vaccine or antiviral therapy is available. In this study, antiviral effect of matrine against enterovirus 71 were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Matrine could suppress the viral RNA copy number on rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Moreover, matrine treatment of mice challenged with a lethal dose of enterovirus 71 reduced the mortality and relieved clinical symptoms. The results showed that matrine may represent a potential therapeutic agent for enterovirus 71 infection.
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