title: Antiviral effect of diammonium glycyrrhizinate and lithium chloride on cell infection by pseudorabies herpesvirus.
abstract: Diammonium glycyrrhizin (DG), a salt from glycyrrhizinate (GL) that is a major active component of licorice root extract with various pharmacological activities was investigated for its inhibitory effect on pseudorabies virus (PrV) infection. In parallel, lithium chloride (LiCl), a chemical reagent with potential antiviral activity was compared with DG for their inhibitory ability against PrV infection in vitro. Virus plaque-reduction assays, PCR and RT-PCR analysis indicated that both drugs inhibited cell infection by PrV. Moreover, addition of the drugs resulted in fewer apoptotic cells during PrV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, 59 Mucai Street, Xiangfang District, 150030 Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Xiuwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: Jiechao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis; D002470:Cell Survival; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000737:chemistry; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid / Q000187:drug effects*; D018021:Lithium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014709:Vero Cells; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid; D018021:Lithium Chloride