Abstract
Since our review in Current Organic Chemistry in 1997 (Curr. Org. Chem. 1997, 1, p. 307-344), important advances have been made in the field of natural products antiviral research. Therefore, we provide here a comprehensive review of the latest developments on plant substances as antiviral agents. The review is mainly focused on plant-derived substances with an anti-human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV) and an anti-herpes simplex virus (anti-HSV) activity. The anti-HIV activity of the plant substances is discussed according to their mechanism of action, targeting the critical steps of the HIV replicative cycle, i.e. adsorption, virus-cell fusion, virus uncoating, reverse transcription, integration, proviral DNA transcription, transcription, translation, assembly, and budding. Some of the anti-HIV active compounds show also immune stimulating properties, which can provide an additional benefit in the treatment of AIDS. The anti-HSV activities of the plant substances are discussed according to their in vitro and in vivo activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2, including acyclovir-resistant strains, and where relevant, their activity against cytomegalovirus is mentioned. Finally, the antiviral activities of plant substances against the influenza virus are briefly outlined.
Keywords: anti-HIV, influenza, cytomegalovirus
Current Organic Chemistry
Title: Plant Substances as Antiviral Agents: An Update (1997-2001)
Volume: 7 Issue: 12
Author(s): P. Cos, D. Vanden Berghe, T. De Bruyne and A. J. Vlietinck
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Keywords: anti-HIV, influenza, cytomegalovirus
Abstract: Since our review in Current Organic Chemistry in 1997 (Curr. Org. Chem. 1997, 1, p. 307-344), important advances have been made in the field of natural products antiviral research. Therefore, we provide here a comprehensive review of the latest developments on plant substances as antiviral agents. The review is mainly focused on plant-derived substances with an anti-human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV) and an anti-herpes simplex virus (anti-HSV) activity. The anti-HIV activity of the plant substances is discussed according to their mechanism of action, targeting the critical steps of the HIV replicative cycle, i.e. adsorption, virus-cell fusion, virus uncoating, reverse transcription, integration, proviral DNA transcription, transcription, translation, assembly, and budding. Some of the anti-HIV active compounds show also immune stimulating properties, which can provide an additional benefit in the treatment of AIDS. The anti-HSV activities of the plant substances are discussed according to their in vitro and in vivo activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2, including acyclovir-resistant strains, and where relevant, their activity against cytomegalovirus is mentioned. Finally, the antiviral activities of plant substances against the influenza virus are briefly outlined.
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Cos P., Berghe Vanden D., Bruyne De T. and Vlietinck J. A., Plant Substances as Antiviral Agents: An Update (1997-2001), Current Organic Chemistry 2003; 7 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272033486558
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