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    Antiviral effect and mode of action of methanolic extract of Verbascum thapsus

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    The methanolic extract of Verbascum thapsus was evaluated for its antiviral activity against the pseudorabies virus strain RC/79 (PrV), and also for its cytotoxic activity on Vero cells. The extract showed CC50 values of 1100gmL1 and 1426gmL1 by NRU and MTT assays, respectively. The 50% inhibitory concentration of the extract for PrV plaque formation was determined at 35gmL1, and selectivity indices were 31.4 (NRU) and 40.7 (MTT). When cells were pre-treated with the extract prior to virus infection, the inhibition in plaque formation was 70%. PrV was highly inhibited when it was incubated with plant extract or when the extract was added during the adsorption phase (99%). However, no inhibitory effect was observed when the extract was added to the cells after the adsorption period. Thus, these results suggest that the methanolic extract of Verbascum thapsus may contain bioactive compound(s) that affect PrV mostly in the adsorption phase.Fil: Escobar, Franco Matias. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomia y Veterinaria. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de RĂ­o Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, FisicoquĂ­micas y Naturales. Departamento de MicrobiologĂ­a e InmunologĂ­a; ArgentinaFil: Sabini, Maria Carola. Universidad Nacional de CĂłrdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂ­ficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂ­fico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - CĂłrdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de CĂłrdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; ArgentinaFil: Zanon, Silvia Matilde. Universidad Nacional de RĂ­o Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, FisicoquĂ­micas y Naturales. Departamento de MicrobiologĂ­a e InmunologĂ­a; ArgentinaFil: Tonn, Carlos Eugenio. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂ­ficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂ­fico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Investigaciones en TecnologĂ­a QuĂ­mica. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de QuĂ­mica, BioquĂ­mica y Farmacia. Instituto de Investigaciones en TecnologĂ­a QuĂ­mica; ArgentinaFil: Sabini, Liliana Ines. Universidad Nacional de RĂ­o Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, FisicoquĂ­micas y Naturales. Departamento de MicrobiologĂ­a e InmunologĂ­a; Argentin
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