Virucidal activity presence in Trichilia glabra leaves

Rev Argent Microbiol. 2004 Jul-Sep;36(3):136-8.

Abstract

Different immunomodulatory activities present in Trichilia glabra (TG) leaf extracts have already been described. Particularly, chloroform-methanol extracts were responsible for an in-vivo anti-inflammatory effect. The effect of such extracts on the infectivity of enveloped and naked viruses were investigated. Methanolic fraction extracts were active against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), while no activity against poliovirus type 3 was observed. VSV was slightly more affected than HSV-1: 2.8 log10 reduction in VSV titer against 2.4 log10 reduction in HSV-1 titer when 0.25 mg/ml F2 fraction was tested and a reduction of 2.7 log10 in VSV virus titer and of 1.5 log10 in HSV-1 virus titer was observed when 0.25 mg/ml F3 fraction was tested. Results obtained in this work suggest a potential pharmaceutical use of TG extract components.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Chemical Fractionation
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Chloroform
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / drug effects
  • Meliaceae / chemistry*
  • Methanol
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Poliovirus / drug effects
  • Vero Cells
  • Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / drug effects

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Chloroform
  • Methanol