Inhibition of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in vitro and in vivo by pokeweed antiviral protein.

Abstract

Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) is a plant-derived N-glycosidase ribosomal-inactivating protein isolated from Phytolacca americana. The antiviral activity of PAP has been described in several viruses. This study was to investigate the antiviral activity of PAP against Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection in vitro and in vivo. Antiviral activity of PAP against JEV infection was evaluated in vitro using plaque forming assay, qRT-PCR and Western blot analysis. In vitro results showed that PAP inhibited replication of JEV in a dose-dependent manner with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) of 300 ng/ml (23.1 nM). Depurination assay suggested that the antiviral activity of PAP against JEV infection might be partially due to depurination of JEV genomic RNA. In vivo studies showed that PAP (1.0mg/kg) administered intraperitoneally decreased infection in mice challenged with a lethal dose of JEV, presenting a survival of 87.5% or 85.7% when administered pre-infection or post-infection. Collectively, our studies demonstrated that PAP possesses antiviral activity against JEV infection in vitro and in vivo, providing evidences for further development of PAP as an antiviral agent against JEV infection.

• Authors: Hassan Z A Ishag, Chen Li, Li Huang, Ming-xia Sun, Bo Ni, Chun-xia Guo, Xiang Mao
• Journal: Virus research (Virus Res) Vol. 171 Issue 1 Pg. 89-96 (Jan 2013) ISSN: 1872-7492 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 23142554 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antiviral Agents
• Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
• REG3A protein, human
• Recombinant Proteins
• Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1
• pokeweed antiviral protein

Topics

• Animals
• Antiviral Agents (administration & dosage, pharmacology)
• Cell Line
• Cricetinae
• Disease Models, Animal
• Encephalitis Virus, Japanese (drug effects, physiology)
• Encephalitis, Japanese (drug therapy, mortality, virology)
• Inhibitory Concentration 50
• Mice
• Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
• Recombinant Proteins (pharmacology)
• Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1 (administration & dosage, pharmacology)
• Virus Internalization (drug effects)
• Virus Replication (drug effects)