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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2021

Steroidal saponins from the roots of Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanaceae) have inhibitory activity against dengue virus and yellow fever virus.

G G Figueiredo, O A Coronel, A C Trabuco, D E Bazán, R R Russo, N L Alvarenga, V H Aquino

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

G G FigueiredoLaboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4136-9608
O A CoronelDepartment of Phytochemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-0530
A C TrabucoLaboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1312-7567
D E BazánDepartment of Phytochemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-9196
R R RussoLaboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6744-7016
N L AlvarengaDepartment of Phytochemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-7341
V H AquinoLaboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1910-0776
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidad Nacional de Asunción · PY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dengue is the most important arthropod-borne viral disease worldwide. Infection with any of the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes can be asymptomatic or lead to disease with clinical symptoms ranging from undifferentiated and self-limiting fever to severe dengue disease, which can be fatal in some cases. Currently, no specific antiviral compound is available for treating DENV. The aim of this study was to identify compounds in plants from Paraguayan folk medicine with inhibitory effects against DENV. We found high virucidal activity (50% maximal effective concentration (EC50) value of 24.97 µg/mL) against DENV-2 in the ethanolic extract of the roots of Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanaceae) without an evident cytotoxic effect on Vero E6 cells. Three saponins isolated from the root extract showed virucidal effects (EC50 values ranging from 24.9 to 35.1 µg/mL) against DENV-2. Additionally, the saponins showed inhibitory activity against yellow fever virus (EC50 values ranging from 126 to 302.6 µg/mL), the prototype virus of the Flavivirus genus, suggesting that they may also be effective against other members of this genus. Consequently, these saponins may be lead compounds for the development of antiviral agents.

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Dengue VirusSaponinsSolanumAntiviral AgentsVirus ReplicationYellow fever virusAntiviral AgentsSaponins

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