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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2008

Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by pokeweed antiviral protein in vitro.

Yong-Wen He, Chun-Xia Guo, Yan-Feng Pan, Cheng Peng, Zhi-Hong Weng

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Yong-Wen HeDepartment of Infectious Disease, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei Province, China. hyw581441@yahoo.com.cn
Chun-Xia Guo
Yan-Feng Pan
Cheng Peng
Zhi-Hong Weng
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNNational Natural Science Foundation of China · CNUnion Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore the inhibitory effects of pokeweed antiviral protein seed (PAP-S) and PAP encoded by a eukaryotic expression plasmid on hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication in vitro.

methodsHepG2 2.2.15 cells in cultured medium were treated with different concentrations of PAP-S. HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA in supernatants were determined by ELISA and fluorescent quantitative PCR respectively. MTT method was used to assay for cytotoxicity. HepG2 were cotransfected with various amounts of PAP encoded by a eukaryotic expression plasmid and replication competent wild-type HBV 1.3 fold over-length plasmid. On d 3 after transfection, HBsAg and HBeAg were determined by using ELISA. Levels of HBV core-associated DNA and RNA were detected by using Southern and Northern blot, respectively.

resultsThe inhibitory effects of PAP-S on HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA were gradually enhanced with the increase of PAP concentration. When the concentration of PAP-S was 10 mug/mL, the inhibition rates of HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA were 20.9%, 30.2% and 50%, respectively. After transfection of 1.0 microg and 2.0 microg plasmid pXF3H-PAP, the levels of HBV nucleocapside-associated DNA were reduced by 38.0% and 74.0% respectively, the levels of HBsAg in the media by 76.8% and 99.7% respectively, and the levels of HBeAg by 72.7% and 99.3% respectively as compared with controls. Transfection with 2 mug plasmid pXF3H-PAP reduced the levels of HBV nucleocapside-associated RNA by 69.0%.

conclusionBoth PAP-S and PAP encoded by a eukaryotic expression plasmid could effectively inhibit HBV replication and antigen expression in vitro, and the inhibitory effects were dose-dependent.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorDNA ReplicationDNA, ViralDose-Response Relationship, DrugHepatitis B e AntigensHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansLiver NeoplasmsPlasmidsRibosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1RNA, ViralTransfectionVirus ReplicationDNA, ViralHepatitis B e AntigensHepatitis B Surface Antigenspokeweed antiviral proteinRibosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1RNA, Viral

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PMID18330954
PMCPMC2693758
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