Carrageenan lambda type IV, cineole, curcumin, and eugenol provide significant protection in a mouse model of intravaginal HSV-2 challenge. - GreenMedInfo Summary

Abstract Title:

Plant products as topical microbicide candidates: assessment of in vitro and in vivo activity against herpes simplex virus type 2.

Abstract Source:

Antiviral Res. 1999 Jul;42(3):219-26. PMID: 10443534

Abstract Author(s):

K Z Bourne, N Bourne, S F Reising, L R Stanberry

Article Affiliation:

Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45229-3039, USA.

Abstract:

There is considerable interest in developing topical microbicides; products to be used intravaginally by women for protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Many compounds derived from plants have been shown to have antimicrobial properties. We examined 19 such compounds in vitro by plaque reduction assay to determine their activity against a common sexually transmitted pathogen, herpes simplex virus type 2. Compounds with an ED50

Article Published Date : Jul 01, 1999
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Carrageenans : CK(10) : AC(6), Cineole : CK(2) : AC(1), Curcumin : CK(5598) : AC(3180), Eugenol : CK(201) : AC(124)
Diseases : HSV-2 : CK(53) : AC(28)
Pharmacological Actions : Antiviral Agents : CK(1957) : AC(1615)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(17959) : AC(6472)

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Key Research Topics

Pharmacological Actions

Antiviral Agents

Substance

Curcumin
Eugenol
Carrageenans
Cineole

Disease

HSV-2

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