title: Immunomodulatory Activity and Protective Effects of Polysaccharide from Eupatorium adenophorum Leaf Extract on Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Infection.
abstract: The development of novel broad-spectrum, antiviral agents against H5N1 infection is urgently needed. In this study, we evaluated the immunomodulatory activities and protective effect of Eupatorium adenophorum polysaccharide (EAP) against the highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype influenza virus. EAP treatment significantly increased the production of IL-6, TNF- α , and IFN- γ both in vivo and in vitro as measured by qPCR and ELISA. In a mouse infection model, intranasal administration of EAP at a dose of 25 mg/kg body weight prior to H5N1 viral challenge efficiently inhibited viral replication, decreased lung lesions, and increased survival rate. We further evaluated the innate immune recognition of EAP, as this process is regulated primarily Dectin-1 and mannose receptor (MR). These results indicate that EAP may have immunomodulatory properties and a potential prophylactic effect against H5N1 influenza infection. Our investigation suggests an alternative strategy for the development of novel antiinfluenza agents and benefits of E. adenophorum products.
authors.affiliation: College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, 35 QingHua East Road, Beijing 100083, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yuewei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Hongjun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lingyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Jianyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Xiangming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie