Antiviral activity of a carrageenan from Gigartina skottsbergii against intraperitoneal murine herpes simplex virus infection

Planta Medica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-125

  Pujol, Carlos Alberto ^a   Scolaro, L A ^a   Ciancia, M ^a   Matulewicz, M C ^a   Cerezo, A S ^a   Damonte, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antiviral agent; Gigartina skottsbergii; Gigartinaceae; Gigartinales; Herpes simplex virus; Mouse intraperitoneal infection; Natural carrageenan; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; GIGARTINA SKOTTSBERGII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL;

ALGAE, RED; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; GIGARTINA SKOTTSBERGII; GIGARTINACEAE; GIGARTINALES; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; MURINAE; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 33644542115     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-373168     Document Type: Article

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