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Chie Ushio1, Harumi Ariyasu, Toshio Ariyasu
1Biomedical Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Okayama, Japan. fujisaki@hayashibara.co.jp
Abstract:
In this study, we demonstrate that a cyanine dye, lumin, significantly suppressed cytopathic effect by herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 toward human amnionic FL cell and also it reduced replication of HSV-1 in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, lumin additively augmented the antiviral effect of interferon (IFN)-alpha. Furthermore, fluorescence microscopic study showed that lumin (not IFN-alpha) itself remarkably induced alkalinization of intracellular organelle, suggesting the inhibition of virus invasion into the cells. These results suggest that lumin exerts an antiviral action against HSV-1 with the independent pathways of IFN-alpha and also it would become a therapeutically effective drug in clinical practice.
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