Mechanism of the protective effect of heteropolyoxotungstate against herpes simplex virus type 2
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Katsuaki Dan1, Kiichi Miyashita, Yoshiko Seto
1Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kdanmrw@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
Abstract:
The effects of heteropolyoxotungstate (K(7)[PTi(2)W(10)O(40)]. 6H(2)O; PM-19) on the replication of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) were examined using a semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction of intracellular viral DNA established by us and also other methods. Vero cells were infected with HSV-2 strains: either the standard strain 169, or the acyclovir-resistant strain YS-4C-1. PM-19 was added at various stages during the replication of HSV-2. PM-19 strongly inhibited the synthesis of viral genomic DNA when it was added at the time of infection. The addition of PM-19 60-90 min after viral inoculation time-dependently decreased the antiviral activity and increased the relative yield of viral DNA, and the addition of PM-19 was completely ineffective at times later than 90 min. These results suggested that PM-19 inhibited viral penetration but did not affect the synthesis of viral DNA. Furthermore, PM-19 strongly inhibited a second round of infection.
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