INTEQUI   20941
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN TECNOLOGIA QUIMICA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
"Preliminary studies of antiherpetic activity exerted by extracts of Verbascum thapsus"
Autor/es:
ESCOBAR F.; KONIGHEIM B.; AGUILAR J.; SABINI C.; GIORDANO O.; CONTIGIANI M.; SABINI L.
Lugar:
Huerta Grande. Córdoba. Argentina
Reunión:
Otro; Reunión Conjunta de Sociedades de Biología de la República Argentina, XVI Jornadas Científicas de la Sociedad de Biología de Córdoba, IX Jornadas de la Sociedad Argentina de Biología y XXV Reunión Anual de la Sociedad de Biología de Cuyo; 2007
Resumen:
Introduction: The opportunistic infection by the Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the main one in immunosuppressed people and receives relevance in areas where the HIV/AIDS increases, as it occurs in Argentina. The resistance of the virus to conventional drugs leads to the search of new therapies, being the vegetal substances a good alternative. Objective: To investigate antiherpetic activity of 5 vegetal extracts (VE) obtained from V. thapsus (Ambay). Materials and Methods: The extracts: n-hexanic (HE), chloroformic (CE), methanolic (ME), cold and warms aqueous extract (CAE and WAE), were obtained from leaves of the plant, by continuous and sequential agitation The antiviral assay was made on Vero cells grown in plates of 24 wells. Each VE was employed at the subtoxic concentration: 1000 μg/ml with 100 pfu/well of the virus at absorption time. After incubation at 37°C by 72 h the percentage of viral inhibition in each treatment was determined versus control (cells with virus and without VE). Results and Discussion: Only the WAE induced more of 50% of viral reduction. Data suggest that this herbal extract has powerful chemical agents against HSV type 1, and its molecular characterization must be studied.