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ArticleVeterinary microbiology2020

Aloe extract inhibits porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in vitro and in vivo.

Zhichao Xu, Yuan Liu, Peng Peng, Yufang Liu, Meiyan Huang, Yehuan Ma, Chunyi Xue, Yongchang Cao

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Article in Veterinary microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhichao XuState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Yuan LiuState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Peng PengState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Yufang LiuState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Meiyan HuangState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Yehuan MaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Chunyi XueState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Yongchang CaoState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China. Electronic address: caoych@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) causes severe diarrhoea and high mortality in neonatal suckling piglets, leading to significant economic losses to the swine industry. Currently there are no adequate control strategies against circulating PEDV variants, making an urgent need to exploit effect antiviral therapies to compensate for vaccines. Here, we report that Aloe extract can hamper completely the proliferation of PEDV at a non-cytotoxic concentration of 16 mg/mL determined by CCK-8 assay in Vero and IPEC-J2 cells in vitro. Furthermore, time course analysis indicated the extract exerted its inhibition at the late stage of the viral life cycle. Moreover, we also confirmed that the extract can inactivated PEDV directly but did not act on the viral genome and S1 protein. Importantly, the extract at a relatively safety concentration of 100 mg/kg of body weight, which was confirmed in mice, could reduce virus load and pathological change in intestinal tract of pigs and protect newborn piglets from lethal challenge with highly pathogenic PEDV variant GDS01 infection, indicating that Aloe extract efficiently inhibited PEDV infection in vivo. Collectively, our findings suggest that the aqueous extract from the Aloe could inhibit PEDV replication in vitro and in vivo and might be a good target for drug development against PEDV.

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AloeAnimalsAntiviral AgentsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsCoronavirus InfectionsDrug DevelopmentMicePlant ExtractsPorcine epidemic diarrhea virusSwineSwine DiseasesVero CellsVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsPlant ExtractsAloe extractAntiviral activityPorcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)Swine

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PMID32979750
PMCPMC7491386
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