搖柚的提取物能在體外抑制SARS-CoV-2病毒和炎症。
Extracts of Thesium chinense inhibit SARS-CoV-2 and inflammation in vitro.
发表日期:2023 Sep 07
作者:
Juncheng Ma, Juanru Wei, Gang Chen, Xiaowei Yan, Hechun Sun, Ning Li
来源:
PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
摘要:
新型冠状病毒2型(SARS-CoV-2)仍在迅速传播。未找到有关石仙桃(Thesium chinense Turcz,列当科)抗病毒效果的相关研究。为了研究石仙桃提取物的抗病毒和抗炎效果,本研究旨在探讨不同浓度(80、160、320、640、960 μg/mL)酒精提取物对SARS-CoV-2的抗入侵和复制效应。阳性对照组使用Remdesivir(20.74 μM),宿主细胞采用Vero细胞,通过实时定量聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和Western blotting检测病毒核衣壳蛋白(NP)的表达水平。使用RAW264.7细胞作为抗炎实验模型,并在脂多糖(LPS)刺激下检测肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素-6(IL-6)的表达水平,以研究酒精提取物对其的影响。石仙桃酒精提取物显著抑制了SARS-CoV-2在Vero细胞中的复制(半最大有效浓度,EC50: 259.3 μg/mL)和入侵(EC50: 359.1 μg/mL),并显著降低了LPS刺激下RAW264.7细胞产生的IL-6和TNF-α水平。石仙桃的石油醚(EC50: 163.6 μg/mL),乙酸乙酯(EC50: 22.92 μg/mL)和正丁醇(EC50: 56.8 μg/mL)提取物对SARS-CoV-2在Vero细胞中的复制有较弱的抑制作用,并能够降低LPS刺激下RAW264.7细胞产生的IL-6和TNF-α水平。因此,石仙桃可能是抗击SARS-CoV-2的潜在候选药物,且正在成为治疗COVID-19的中药候选物。
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is still spreading rapidly. Relevant research based on the antiviral effects of Thesium chinense Turcz (Santalaceae) was not found.To investigate the antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects of extracts of T. chinense.To investigate the anti-entry and replication effect of the ethanol extract of T. chinense (drug concentration 80, 160, 320, 640, 960 μg/mL) against the SARS-CoV-2. Remdesivir (20.74 μM) was used as positive control, and Vero cells were used as host cells to detect the expression level of nucleocapsid protein (NP) in the virus by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting. RAW264.7 cells were used as an anti-inflammatory experimental model under lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induction, and the expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The ethanol extract of T. chinense significantly inhibited the replication (half maximal effective concentration, EC50: 259.3 μg/mL) and entry (EC50: 359.1 μg/mL) of SARS-CoV-2 into Vero cells, and significantly reduced the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α produced by LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Petroleum ether (EC50: 163.6 μg/mL), ethyl acetate (EC50: 22.92 μg/mL) and n-butanol (EC50: 56.8 μg/mL) extracts showed weak inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication in Vero cells, and reduced the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α produced by LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells.T. chinense can be a potential candidate to fight SARS-CoV-2, and is becoming a traditional Chinese medicine candidate for treating COVID-19.