Antiviral potential of garlic (Allium sativum) and its organosulfur compounds : A systematic update of pre-clinical and clinical data

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BACKGROUND: Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a common herb consumed worldwide as functional food and traditional remedy for the prevention of infectious diseases since ancient time. Garlic and its active organosulfur compounds (OSCs) have been reported to alleviate a number of viral infections in pre-clinical and clinical investigations. However, so far no systematic review on its antiviral effects and the underlying molecular mechanisms exists.

SCOPE AND APPROACH: The aim of this review is to systematically summarize pre-clinical and clinical investigations on antiviral effects of garlic and its OSCs as well as to further analyse recent findings on the mechanisms that underpin these antiviral actions. PubMed, Cochrane library, Google Scholar and Science Direct databases were searched and articles up to June 2020 were included in this review.

KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Pre-clinical data demonstrated that garlic and its OSCs have potential antiviral activity against different human, animal and plant pathogenic viruses through blocking viral entry into host cells, inhibiting viral RNA polymerase, reverse transcriptase, DNA synthesis and immediate-early gene 1(IEG1) transcription, as well as through downregulating the extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. The alleviation of viral infection was also shown to link with immunomodulatory effects of garlic and its OSCs. Clinical studies further demonstrated a prophylactic effect of garlic in the prevention of widespread viral infections in humans through enhancing the immune response. This review highlights that garlic possesses significant antiviral activity and can be used prophylactically in the prevention of viral infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

Enthalten in:

Trends in food science & technology - 104(2020) vom: 08. Okt., Seite 219-234

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rouf, Razina [VerfasserIn]
Uddin, Shaikh Jamal [VerfasserIn]
Sarker, Dipto Kumer [VerfasserIn]
Islam, Muhammad Torequl [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Eunus S [VerfasserIn]
Shilpi, Jamil A [VerfasserIn]
Nahar, Lutfun [VerfasserIn]
Tiralongo, Evelin [VerfasserIn]
Sarker, Satyajit D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AGE, Aged garlic extract
AIV-H9N2, Avian influenza virus-H9N2
ALT, Alanine aminotransferase
ARVI, Acute respiratory viral infection
AdV-3, Adenovirus-3
AdV-41, Adenovirus-41
Allium sativum
CBV-3, Coxsackie B −3
CPE, Cytopathic effect
CoV, Coronavirus
DADS, Diallyl disulfide
DAS, Diallyl sulfide
DATS, Diallyl trisulfide
DDB, Dimethyl-4,4′-dimethoxy-5,6,5′,6′-dimethylene dioxybiphenyl-2,2′-dicarboxylate
ECHO11, Echovirus-11
ECM, Extracellular matrix
ERK, Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
FDA, Food and drug administration
Functional food
GE, Garlic extract
GLRaV‐2, Grapevine leafroll‐associated virus 2
GO, Garlic oil
GRAS, Generally regarded as safe
HAV, Hepatitis A virus
HCMV, Human cytomegalovirus
HIV-1, Human immunodeficiency virus-1
HPV, Influenza B virus Human papillomavirus
HRV-2, Human rhinovirus type 2
HSV-1, Herpes simplex virus-1
HSV-2, Herpes simplex virus-2
Hp, Haptoglobin
IAV-H1N1, IBV Influenza A virus-H1N1
IEG1, Immediate-early gene 1
IEGs, Immediate-early genes
Immunomodulatory
Journal Article
LGE, Lipid garlic extract
MAPK, Mitogen activated protein kinase
MARS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MDCK cells, Madin-darby canine kidney cells
MeV, Measles virus
NA, Not available
NDV, Newcastle disease virus
NK, Natural killer
OSCs, Organosulfur compounds
Organosulfur compounds
PGE, Powdered garlic extract
PIV- 3, Parainfluenza virus-3
PRRSV, Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
PRV, Porcine Rotavirus
PVY, Potato Virus Y
Pandemic
RCTs, Randomized clinical trials
RMCW, Recalcitrant multiple common warts
RV-SA-11, Rotavirus SA-11
Review
SAC, Serum antioxidant concentration
SAMC, S-allyl-mercaptocysteine
SAMG, S-allyl-mercapto-glutathione
SARS-CoV, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SI, Selectivity index
SRGE, Sustained release garlic extract
SWV, Spotted wilt virus
VSV, Vesicular stomatitis virus
VV, Vaccinia virus

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 15.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tifs.2020.08.006

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NLM314102671