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1Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs of Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
Abstract:
Fucoidans have attracted increasing attention due to their minimal toxicity and various biological activities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and immunomodulatory effects. In this study, the antiviral effect and mechanism of fucoidan (FU) derived from Durvillaea antarctica were explored in vitro. The results demonstrated that FU effectively inhibited the infection of both RNA virus (VSV) and DNA virus (HSV-1). The potential antiviral mechanism of FU is to trigger the production of type I IFN (IFN-I) and IFN-stimulated genes dependent on the cytoplasmic DNA adaptor STING (stimulator of interferon genes), and to enhance innate immune response via activating the STING-TBK1-IRF3 pathway. FU possesses the potential to be an antiviral and immunomodulatory agent in the future.
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