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ArticleVirologica Sinica2021

In Vitro Inhibition of Alphaviruses by Lycorine.

Na Li, Zhen Wang, Rui Wang, Zhe-Rui Zhang, Ya-Nan Zhang, Cheng-Lin Deng, Bo Zhang, Lu-Qing Shang, Han-Qing Ye

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Article in Virologica Sinica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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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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11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Na Li *Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Zhen Wang *Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Rui WangCollege of Pharmacy and Drug Discovery Center for Infectious Diseases, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Zhe-Rui ZhangKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Ya-Nan ZhangKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Cheng-Lin DengKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Bo ZhangKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. zhangbo@wh.iov.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8895-3679
Lu-Qing ShangCollege of Pharmacy and Drug Discovery Center for Infectious Diseases, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China. shanglq@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4424-3162
Han-Qing YeKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. yehq@wh.iov.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-4071
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNNankai University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus. As an emerging virus, CHIKV imposes a threat to public health. Currently, there are no vaccines or antivirals available for the prevention of CHIKV infection. Lycorine, an alkaloid from Amaryllidaceae plants, has antiviral activity against a number of viruses such as coronavirus, flavivirus and enterovirus. In this study, we found that lycorine could inhibit CHIKV in cell culture at a concentration of 10 μmol/L without apparent cytotoxicity. In addition, it exhibited broad-spectrum anti-alphavirus activity, including Sindbis virus (SINV), Semliki Forest virus (SFV), and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus (VEEV). The time of addition studies indicated that lycorine functions at an early post-entry stage of CHIKV life cycle. The results based on two different CHIKV replicons provided further evidence that lycorine exerts its antiviral activity mainly by inhibiting CHIKV translation. Overall, our study extends the antiviral spectrum of lycorine.

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Virus ReplicationAlphavirusAmaryllidaceae AlkaloidsAnimalsCell LineChikungunya virusPhenanthridinesSemliki forest virusSindbis VirusAmaryllidaceae AlkaloidslycorinePhenanthridinesAlphavirusAntiviralChikungunya virus (CHIKV)Lycorine

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