Protective Effect of Ginseng Polysaccharides on Influenza Viral Infection

Ginseng polysaccharide has been known to have multiple immunomodulatory effects. In this study, we investigated whether Panax ginseng polysaccharide (GP) would have a preventive effect on influenza infection. Administration of mice with GP prior to infection was found to confer a survival benefit ag...

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Autores principales: Yoo, Dae-Goon, Kim, Min-Chul, Park, Min-Kyung, Park, Kyoung-Mi, Quan, Fu-Shi, Song, Jae-Min, Wee, Jae Joon, Wang, Bao-Zhong, Cho, Young-Keol, Compans, Richard W., Kang, Sang-Moo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22442708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033678
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Sumario:Ginseng polysaccharide has been known to have multiple immunomodulatory effects. In this study, we investigated whether Panax ginseng polysaccharide (GP) would have a preventive effect on influenza infection. Administration of mice with GP prior to infection was found to confer a survival benefit against infection with H1N1 (A/PR/8/34) and H3N2 (A/Philippines/82) influenza viruses. Mice infected with the 2009 H1N1 virus suspended in GP solution showed moderately enhanced survival rates and lower levels of lung viral titers and the inflammatory cytokine (IL-6). Daily treatment of vaccinated mice with GP improved their survival against heterosubtypic lethal challenge. This study demonstrates the first evidence that GP can be used as a remedy against influenza viral infection.

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