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In Vitro and in vivo Studies reveal α-Mangostin, a xanthonoid from Garcinia Mangostana

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Virol J

Source : Virol J, Volume 18, Number 1, p.1-12 (2021)

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Pharmacy

Department : Pharmacology

Year : 2021

Abstract : Patil P, Agrawal M, Almelkar S, Jeengar MK, More A, Alagarasu K, Kumar NV, Mainkar PS, Parashar D, Cherian S, “In vitro and in vivo studies reveal α-Mangostin, a xanthonoid from Garcinia mangostana, as a promising natural antiviral compound against chikungunya virus,” Virol J, vol. 18, no.1, pp. 1-12,2021.[Abstract] Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a serious health problem in several tropical countries, is the causative agent of chikungunya fever. Approved antiviral therapies or vaccines for the treatment or prevention of CHIKV infections are not available. As diverse natural phenolic compounds have been shown to possess antiviral activities, we explored the antiviral activity of α-Mangostin, a xanthanoid, against CHIKV infection.The in vitro prophylactic and therapeutic effects of α-Mangostin on CHIKV replication in Vero E6 cells were investigated by administering it under pre, post and cotreatment conditions. The antiviral activity was determined by foci forming unit assay, quantitative RT-PCR and cell-based immune-fluorescence assay. The molecular mechanism of inhibitory action was further proposed using in silico molecular docking studies.In vitro studies revealed that 8 µM α-Mangostincompletely inhibited CHIKV infectivity under the cotreatment condition. CHIKV replication was also inhibited in virus-infected mice. This is the first in vivo study which clearly showed that α-Mangostin is effective in vivo by significantly reducing virus replication in serum and muscles. Molecular docking indicated that α-Mangostin can efficiently interact with the E2–E1 heterodimeric glycoprotein and the ADP-ribose binding cavity of the nsP3 macrodomain.The findings suggest that α-Mangostin can inhibit CHIKV infection and replication through possible interaction with multiple CHIKV target proteins and might act as a prophylactic/therapeutic agent against CHIKV.

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Manish Kumar Jeengar, Patil P, Agrawal M, Almelkar S, Alagarasu K, Kumar NV, Mainkar PS, Parashar D, and Cherian S, “In Vitro and in vivo Studies reveal α-Mangostin, a xanthonoid from Garcinia Mangostana”, Virol J, vol. 18, pp. 1-12, 2021.

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