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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2017

Inhibition of human cytomegalovirus immediate-early gene expression and replication by the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction of Elaeocarpus sylvestris in vitro.

Sohee Bae, Se Chan Kang, Yoon-Jae Song

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sohee BaeDepartment of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 13120, South Korea.
Se Chan KangDepartment of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, 17104, South Korea.
Yoon-Jae SongDepartment of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 13120, South Korea. songyj@gachon.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-5012
Gachon University · KRKyung Hee University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn immunocompromised patients, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection can lead to severe, life-threatening diseases, such as pneumonitis, hepatitis, gastrointestinal tract disease, and retinitis. We previously reported that a 70% ethanol extract of Elaeocarpus sylvestris leaves (ESE) inhibits human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication in vitro. In the present study, we determined the solvent fraction of ESE that inhibits HCMV replication using activity-guided fractionation.

methodsActivity-guided fractionation of ESE was performed to determine the solvent fraction that inhibits HCMV replication. Effects of solvent fractions on HCMV lytic gene expression and major immediate-early (MIE) enhancer/promoter activity were further investigated.

resultsAmong the solvent fractions tested, the EtOAc fraction of ESE markedly reduced HCMV lytic gene expression and viral replication in vitro without exerting significant cytotoxic effects against human foreskin fibroblasts (HFF). Furthermore, the EtOAc fraction negatively affected HCMV MIE enhancer/promoter activity.

conclusionOur data collectively indicate that the EtOAc fraction of ESE contains active constituents that inhibit HCMV MIE enhancer/promoter activity and viral replication. The EtOAc fraction of ESE is a good source of novel drug candidates for treatment of HCMV-associated diseases.

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Antiviral AgentsCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsElaeocarpaceaeGenes, Immediate-EarlyHumansPlant ExtractsViral ProteinsVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsPlant ExtractsViral ProteinsAntiviralElaeocarpus sylvestrisHuman cytomegalovirus

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