<i<In vitro</i< antiviral activity of a double-stranded RNA sodium salt-based medicinal product against SARS-CoV-2

Scientific relevance. Innate immune activation in the early phases of COVID-19 infection and subsequent interferon induction may help control viral replication and protect cells not yet infected with SARS-CoV-2. Thus, immunostimulants that induce interferon (IFN), including double-stranded RNA-based agents, are a promising means of post-exposure prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19 at early stages.Aim. The study evaluated the in vitro antiviral activity of a double-stranded RNA sodium salt-based medicinal product against SARS-CoV-2.Materials and methods. The authors analysed the double-stranded RNA sodium salt-based medicinal product RADAMIN®VIRO using Vero cells and the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.617). The virus titre was calculated as the tissue cytopathic dose that caused 50% cell death. The authors measured the content of IFN-α and IFN-γ in the culture fluid by enzyme immunoassay and assessed the viral load by real-time polymerase chain reaction (using the cycle threshold value) and by titration (using Vero cells).Results. The studied double-stranded RNA sodium salt-based medicinal product at a concentration of 250 or 500 μg/mL induced IFN-α and IFN-γ expression by Vero cells, thus increasing their resistance to SARS-CoV-2. The authors evaluated the antiviral activity of the medicinal product based on the virus titre, viral load, and cell monolayer damage. The antiviral activity became clear 24 h after treatment, which confirmed the ability of the medicinal product to inhibit the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in vitro as early as the first day after infection.Conclusions. The double-stranded RNA sodium salt-based medicinal product induced IFN-α and IFN-γ synthesis in Vero cells, increasing their resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro. These results demonstrate the immunomodulatory and antiviral potential of the medicinal product..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение - 23(2023), 3, Seite 290-299

Sprache:

Russisch

Beteiligte Personen:

G. M. Ignatyev [VerfasserIn]
E. Yu. Shustova [VerfasserIn]
E. A. Rogozhina [VerfasserIn]
P. A. Belyi [VerfasserIn]
K. Ya. Zaslavskaya [VerfasserIn]
V. A. Merkulov [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral activity
Biotechnology
Covid-19
Double-stranded rna sodium salt
In vitro
Innate immunity
Interferon-α
Interferon-γ
Medicine
R
Radamin®viro
Sars-cov-2
Vero cells

doi:

10.30895/2221-996X-2023-23-3-290-299

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DOAJ091404371