Inhibition of rotavirus infection in cultured cells by N-acetyl-cysteine, PPARγ agonists and NSAIDs.

Autor: Guerrero CA; Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Facultad de Medicina-Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, DC, Colombia. caguerrerof@unal.edu.co, Murillo A, Acosta O
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Antiviral research [Antiviral Res] 2012 Oct; Vol. 96 (1), pp. 1-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jul 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2012.06.011
Abstrakt: Although the current rotavirus vaccines have shown good tolerance and significant efficacy, it would be useful to develop alternative or complementary strategies aimed at preventing or treating acute diarrhoeal disease caused by this viral agent. A variety of antiviral strategies other than vaccines have been assayed for rotavirus infection management. The recently demonstrated sensitivity of rotavirus infectivity to thiol/disulfide reagents prompted assays for screening drugs that potentially affect cellular redox reactions. MA104 or Caco-2 cells were inoculated with the rotavirus strains RRV, Wa, Wi or M69 and then incubated with different concentrations of drugs belonging to a selected group of 60 drugs that are currently used in humans for purposes other than rotavirus infection treatment. Eighteen of these drugs were able to inhibit rotavirus infectivity to different extents. A more systematic evaluation was performed with drugs that could be used in children such as N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid, in addition to ibuprofen, pioglitazone and rosiglitazone, all of which affecting cellular pathways potentially needed by the rotavirus infection process. Evidence is provided here that rotavirus infectivity is significantly inhibited by NAC in different cell-culture systems. These findings suggest that NAC has the potential to be used as a therapeutic tool for treatment and prevention of rotavirus disease in children.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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