title: Testing of some pharmacological characteristics of the autochthonous product Acyclovir.
abstract: In the present work, the preliminary results of a study regarding the pharmacokinetic properties of the autochthonous synthetic drug Acyclovir are shown. The in vitro and in vivo toxicologic test demonstrates a low toxicity of this product, the drug being well tolerated both by the laboratory animal and by the fibroblasts of the human embryo. The specific antiviral action of the product on the multiplication in vitro of the Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, appreciated by the lowering capacity of the infection titre and by the determination of the inhibitory concentration 50% (IC50), is significant and comparable with previous results obtained by the authors by testing the drug Zovirax of the Welcome firm.
authors.affiliation: Stefan Nicolau Institute of Virology, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muţiu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Belu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rojanschi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petica
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Crişan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vasilioni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fodor
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D002460:Cell Line; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir