Study on the antiviral effects of Stichopus japonicus Selenka glycosaminoglycans (SJ-GAG) on HSV-Ⅰ / 中国海洋药物

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the antiviral effects of SJ-GAG on herpes simplex virus Ⅰ(HSV-Ⅰ) in vitro as well as its protective effect on infected mice.Methods The Vero cells were exposed to HSV-Ⅰ SM44 and different concentrations of SJ-GAG,respectively.Cytopathic effect(CPE) was observed and qunatitative PCR was used to evaluate the antiviral effect of SJ-GAG.In vivo experiment,the mice were infected with HSV1 intracranial vaccination and followed SJ-GAG intragastric administration 4h later to test the protection of SJ-GAG on HSV1 infected mice.Results When the concentration of SJ-GAG was above 1.6mg?mL-1,it showed cytotoxicity.When the concentration was among 0.25～0.2mg?mL-1,it expressed marked antiviral effect without cytotoxicity.SJ-GAG could prolong the survival duration of infected mice and decrease the mortality rate significantly.The protection of SJ-GAG showed a dose-effect relationship.Conclusion SJ-GAG has antiviral effect and shows some protective effect on HSV-1 infected mice.