Antiviral Activity of Native and Modified Fucoidans from Brown Algae Fucus evanescens in vitro and in vivo: A Comparative Analysis

Authors

  • Natalya V. Krylova G.P. Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 690087 Vladivostok, Russia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9048-6803
  • Svetlana P. Ermakova G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia.
  • Vyacheslav F. Lavrov I.I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, 105064 Moscow, Russia.
  • Irina A. Leneva I.I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, 105064 Moscow, Russia.
  • Galina G. Kompanets G.P. Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 690087 Vladivostok, Russia.
  • Olga V. Iunikhina G.P. Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 690087 Vladivostok, Russia.
  • Marina N. Nosik I.I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, 105064 Moscow, Russia.
  • Linna K. Ebralidze I.I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, 105064 Moscow, Russia.
  • Irina N. Falynskova I.I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, 105064 Moscow, Russia.
  • Artem S. Silchenko G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia.
  • Tatyana S. Zaporozhets G.P. Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 690087 Vladivostok, Russia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rpmb/v6/7072D

Keywords:

Fucoidans, HSV-1, HSV-2, ECHO-1, HIV, antiviral activity

Abstract

The enzymatic depolymerization of fucoidans from brown algae allowed the production of their standardized derivatives with different biological activities. This work aimed to compare the antiviral activities of native (FeF) and modified with enzyme (FeHMP) fucoidans from F. evanescens. The cytotoxicity and antiviral activities of the FeF and FeHMP against herpes viruses (HSV-1, HSV-2), enterovirus (ECHO-1), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) in Vero and human MT-4 cell lines were examined by methylthiazolyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and cytopathic effect (CPE) reduction assays, respectively. The efficacy of fucoidans in vivo was evaluated in the outbred mice model of vaginitis caused by HSV-2. We have shown that both FeF and FeHMP significantly inhibited virus-induced CPE in vitro and were more effective against HSV. FeF exhibited antiviral activity against HSV-2 with a selective index (SI) > 40, and FeHMP with SI > 20, when they were added before virus infection or at the early stages of the HSV-2 lifecycle. Furthermore, in vivo studies showed that after intraperitoneal administration (10 mg/kg), both FeF and FeHMP protected mice from lethal intravaginal HSV-2 infection to approximately the same degree (44–56%). Thus, FeF and FeHMP have comparable potency against several DNA and RNA viruses, allowing us to consider the studied fucoidans as promising broad-spectrum antivirals. The study showed that standardized fucoidan with a regular structure as well as native fucoidan have comparable potency against a range of DNA- and RNA-containing viruses associated with severe human pathology.

Published

2021-06-09

How to Cite

Natalya V. Krylova, Svetlana P. Ermakova, Vyacheslav F. Lavrov, Irina A. Leneva, Galina G. Kompanets, Olga V. Iunikhina, … Tatyana S. Zaporozhets. (2021). Antiviral Activity of Native and Modified Fucoidans from Brown Algae Fucus evanescens in vitro and in vivo: A Comparative Analysis . Recent Progress in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 6, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rpmb/v6/7072D

Issue

Recent Progress in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 6

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