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ArticleFood and environmental virology2016

Reduction of Enteric Viruses by Blueberry Juice and Blueberry Proanthocyanidins.

Snehal S Joshi, Amy B Howell, Doris H D'Souza

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Article in Food and environmental virology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 authors.

Snehal S JoshiDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Amy B HowellMarucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Chatsworth, NJ, USA.
Doris H D'SouzaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. ddsouza@utk.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blueberry and blueberry extracts are known for their health benefits and antimicrobial properties. Natural therapeutic or preventive options to decrease the incidences of foodborne viral illnesses are becoming popular and being researched. This study aimed to determine the antiviral effects of blueberry juice (BJ) and blueberry proanthocyanidins (BB-PAC, B-type PAC structurally different from A-type PAC found in cranberries) against the infectivity of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and human norovirus surrogates (feline calicivirus (FCV-F9) and murine norovirus (MNV-1)) at 37 °C over 24 h using standard plaque assays. Viruses at ~5 log PFU/ml were mixed with equal volumes of BJ (pH 2.8), neutralized BJ (pH 7.0), BB-PAC (1, 2, 4, and 10 mg/ml), malic acid (pH 3.0), or phosphate-buffered saline (pH 7.2) and incubated over 24 h at 37 °C. Each experiment was carried out in duplicate and replicated thrice. FCV-F9 titers were found to be reduced to undetectable levels with 1 and 2 mg/ml BB-PAC after 5 min, with 0.5 mg/ml BB-PAC after 1-h, and with BJ after 3-h. MNV-1 titers were reduced to undetectable levels after 3 h with 1, 2, and 5 mg/ml BB-PAC and after 6 h with BJ. HAV titers were reduced to undetectable levels after 30 min with 2 and 5 mg/ml BB-PAC, after 3 h with 1 mg/ml BB-PAC, and by ~2 log PFU/ml with BJ after 24-h. BB-PAC shows preventive potential against infection by the tested enteric viruses in a dose- and time-dependent manner, although further in vitro studies in model food systems and in vivo studies using animal models are warranted.

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AnimalsAntiviral AgentsBlueberry PlantsCaliciviridae InfectionsFruitFruit and Vegetable JuicesHepatitis AHepatitis A virusHumansNorovirusPlant ExtractsProanthocyanidinsAntiviral AgentsPlant ExtractsProanthocyanidinsBlueberry (B-type) proanthocyanidinsBlueberry juiceEnteric virusesReduction

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