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Treatment of hepatitis caused by cytomegalovirus with allitridin injection--an experimental study.

Abstract
To demonstrate the anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) activity of allitridin injection (AI), an active anti-infection component of garlic, the in vitro effects of AI on human CMV (HCMV) AD169 and 7 newly isolated strains from patients and its in vivo effect on mice of murine CMV (MCMV) hepatitis were assessed. It was found that plaque reduction rate reached 63.5% after infected cells were treated with cell maximal tolerable concentration (7.5 micrograms/ml) of AI. Meanwhile, flow cytometric analysis for effect of AI on expression of HCMV immediate-early antigen (IEA) showed that IEA inhibition rate of 7 isolated strains was in the range from 43.3% to 66.7%, with a mean of 58.4%, similar to that of AD169 strain (60.5%). On the other hand, in vivo anti-CMV activity of AI was evaluated in terms of liver pathological changes, liver function and viral replication. Six model mice with MCMV hepatitis received the treatment of AI for 2 weeks. The severity of liver damage, levels of sALT and MCMV IE genes expression in liver tissues in the treated mice were significantly lower than those of the corresponding untreated controls. Our results showed that AI had an obvious anti-CMV activity both in vitro and in vivo.
AuthorsF Fang, H Li, W Cui, Y Dong
JournalJournal of Tongji Medical University = Tong ji yi ke da xue xue bao (J Tongji Med Univ) Vol. 19 Issue 4 Pg. 271-4 ( 1999) ISSN: 0257-716X [Print] China
PMID12938515 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Allyl Compounds
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Sulfides
  • diallyl trisulfide
Topics
  • Allyl Compounds (administration & dosage)
  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents (administration & dosage)
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections (drug therapy)
  • Gene Expression
  • Hepatitis (drug therapy)
  • Humans
  • Liver (drug effects, pathology)
  • Mice
  • Sulfides (administration & dosage)
  • Virus Replication (drug effects)

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