[Antiviral activity of an interferon inducer amixin in experimental West Nile Fever]

Vopr Virusol. 2004 Mar-Apr;49(2):8-11.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Experimental research was undertaken to investigate the use of amixin in prevention, emergency prevention schemes and treatment of mice infected with West Nile fever (WNF) agent, strain Eg-101; the results are indicative of the drug efficiency both in its peroral and subcutaneous administrations. Amixin was shown to be most effective in the former case when administered, 10 mg/kg, in 96 hours before mice were infected as well as during the entire incubation period: lethality protection--46%. In the latter case, the drug was effective, when 3 administration schemes were in use, 10 mg/kg. The maximum degree of protection efficiency was registered with amixin administration according to the emergency prevention scheme: lethality protection--33%. The drug suppresses effectively the WNF virus reproduction in cerebral tissues.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Brain / virology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Interferons / blood
  • Mice
  • Tilorone / therapeutic use*
  • West Nile Fever / blood
  • West Nile Fever / drug therapy*
  • West Nile virus* / drug effects
  • West Nile virus* / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Interferons
  • Tilorone