ReferenceID 1045

Cinnamic acid inhibits Zika virus by inhibiting RdRp activity

Antiviral Res

In recent years, Zika virus (ZIKV), which causes severe diseases such as congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, bringing serious harm to humans, has spread throughout the world. However, there are currently

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Reference Id
1045
Evidence Id
17635
Core Evidence Id
17635
Source Reference Id
2075
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF002872
Subject Paper Key
HBIN009470_34174248
Pubmed Id
34174248
Doi
10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105117
Paper Title
Cinnamic acid inhibits Zika virus by inhibiting RdRp activity
Paper Abstract
In recent years, Zika virus (ZIKV), which causes severe diseases such as congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, bringing serious harm to humans, has spread throughout the world. However, there are currently no effective drugs against the virus, and the need to develop anti-ZIKV drugs is thus urgent. In this study, we evaluated the antiviral efficacy of cinnamic acid against ZIKV by using reverse transcription-quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), plaque--forming, immunofluorescence and Western blotting. Additionally, Cinnamic acid possessed anti-ZIKV properties against the post-entry stage of the ZIKV replication cycle, and inhibited RdRp activity. In vivo, we found that cinnamic acid reduced the mortality of mice, viral load in the blood and ZIKV protein levels in the brain. Based on our experiments, cinnamic acid was found to be a potential effective anti-ZIKV drug.
Journal
Antiviral Res
Publish Year
2021
Experiment Subject
mouse; human
Experiment Type
Animal Experiment
Phenotype Related
Zika Virus; Congenital Microcephaly; Guillain-barre Syndrome
Paper Title Cn
Paper Title En
Cinnamic acid inhibits Zika virus by inhibiting RdRp activity
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semi_complete