[In vitro and in vivo anti-influenza virus activity of ribavirin injection]

Yao Xue Xue Bao. 2010 Mar;45(3):403-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum inhibitor against several unrelated DNA or RNA viruses in vitro and in vivo. In this paper the in vitro and in vivo study of anti-influenza virus activity of ribavirin (RBV) injection had been reported. The in vitro antiviral activity of ribavirin injection against influenza virus A and B was studied by CPE. The in vivo protective action of ribavirin injection against influenza A/FM/1/47(H1N1) mouse adapted strain infected mouse was studied with mouse model. The results showed ribavirin injection has strong inhibitory activity against 7 virus strains tested in vitro. Ribavirin injection could significantly increase virus infected mouse survival rate and survival days and improve lung pathogen and lung index.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents* / administration & dosage
  • Antiviral Agents* / pharmacology
  • Antiviral Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Cell Line
  • Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral / drug effects
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / drug effects*
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / drug effects
  • Influenza B virus / drug effects
  • Injections
  • Lung / pathology
  • Mice
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / drug therapy*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / pathology
  • Ribavirin* / administration & dosage
  • Ribavirin* / pharmacology
  • Ribavirin* / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ribavirin