Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome(PRRS) caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus(PRRSV) is one of the most infectious diseases in the swine industry worldwide, causing big eco- nom...Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome(PRRS) caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus(PRRSV) is one of the most infectious diseases in the swine industry worldwide, causing big eco- nomic losses. Vaccines are major weapons against PRRSV, however, current available vaccines have several limita- tions. Developing chemical drugs as alternatives is required. On the basis of traditional medical knowledge, we pur- posely selected 15 natural products originated from Chinese herbs with anti-infectious effects. Their antiviral activi- ties were evaluated by PRRSV-indueed cytopathic effect(CPE) on MARC-145 cells and reverse transcription poly- merase chain reaction(RT-PCR) assay. Compounds ethoxysanguinarine(EOSG) and atractylodinol were found to be the hits which could significantly reduce PRRSV-associated CPE with 50% inhibited concentration(ICso) values of 7.9 and 39.4 ~tmol/L, respectively. Meanwhile, compounds ethoxysanguinarine and atractylodinol significantly de- creased mRNA expression of ORF7 gene in a dose-dependent manner. Study results suggest that compounds ethoxy- sanguinarine and atractylodinol may be useful anti-PRRSV drugs for swine industry or the hits for further lead opti- mization.展开更多
文摘Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome(PRRS) caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus(PRRSV) is one of the most infectious diseases in the swine industry worldwide, causing big eco- nomic losses. Vaccines are major weapons against PRRSV, however, current available vaccines have several limita- tions. Developing chemical drugs as alternatives is required. On the basis of traditional medical knowledge, we pur- posely selected 15 natural products originated from Chinese herbs with anti-infectious effects. Their antiviral activi- ties were evaluated by PRRSV-indueed cytopathic effect(CPE) on MARC-145 cells and reverse transcription poly- merase chain reaction(RT-PCR) assay. Compounds ethoxysanguinarine(EOSG) and atractylodinol were found to be the hits which could significantly reduce PRRSV-associated CPE with 50% inhibited concentration(ICso) values of 7.9 and 39.4 ~tmol/L, respectively. Meanwhile, compounds ethoxysanguinarine and atractylodinol significantly de- creased mRNA expression of ORF7 gene in a dose-dependent manner. Study results suggest that compounds ethoxy- sanguinarine and atractylodinol may be useful anti-PRRSV drugs for swine industry or the hits for further lead opti- mization.