title: Aprotinin aerosol treatment of influenza and paramyxovirus bronchopneumonia of mice.
abstract: The therapeutic efficacy of aerosolized aprotinin, a natural proteinase inhibitor, against influenza and paramyxovirus bronchopneumonia of mice is shown. Small-particle aerosol of aprotinin solution was generated by a Collison type nebulizer and infected mice were exposed to aerosol atmosphere by four 30-40 min incubations per day for 6 days. This regimen provided an inhalation aprotinin dosage of approx. 6 micrograms/mouse/day. With such treatment more than 50% of mice infected with lethal doses of either influenza virus or paramyxovirus were protected from death. A suppression of the development of fatal hemorrhagic bronchopneumonia and a normalization of the body weight gain were observed in infected mice treated with aerosolized aprotinin. These data suggest that low doses of aerosolized proteinase inhibitors could be successfully applied against respiratory influenza-like virus diseases.
authors.affiliation: Research-Production Biotechnological Center BIO VTI, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ovcharenko
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Zhirnov
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007611:Aprotinin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001835:Body Weight; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007611:Aprotinin