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ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH
卷 79, 期 1, 页码 6-11出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2008.01.160
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glycyrrhizic acid derivatives; Epstein-Barr virus; antiviral activity
Glycyrrhizic acid (18 beta-GL or GL) is a herbal drug with a broad spectrum of antiviral activities and pharmacological effects and multiple sites of action. Previously we showed that GL inhibits Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in vitro by interfering with an early step of the EBV replication cycle (possibly attachment/penetration). Here we tested the effects of 15 GL derivatives against EBV infection by scoring the numbers of cell expressing viral antigens and quantifying EBV DNA copy numbers in superinfected Raji cells. The derivatives were made either by transformation of GL on carboxyl and hydroxyl groups or by conjugation of amino acid residues into the carbohydrate part. We identified seven compounds active against EBV and all showed dose-dependent inhibition as determined by both assays. Among these active compounds, the introduction of amino acid residues into the GL carbohydrate part enhanced the antiviral activity in three of the seven active compounds. However, when Glu(OH)-OMe was substituted by Glu(OMe)-OMe, its antiviral activity was completely abolished. Introduction of potassium or ammonium salt to GL reduced the antiviral activity with no significant effect on cytotoxicity. The a-isomer (18 alpha-GL) of 18 beta-GL was as potent as the P-form, but its sodium salt lost antiviral activity. The metabolic product of GL, 18 beta-glycyrrhetinic acid (18 beta-GA or GA), was 7.5-fold more active against EBV than its parental compound GL but, concomitantly, exhibited increased cytotoxicity resulting in a decreased therapeutic index. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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