Biomaterial Database

[Study of the antiviral activity of a poly I : poly-C complex with poly-L-lysine in monkeys]. 1977

M P Burgasova

Antiviral activity of poly-I-poly-C complex with poly-L-lysine was studied on macaco rhesus. The complex bifilamentous polyribonucleotide induced active production of serum interferon and provided pronounced protection of the monkeys infected intracutaneously with the variolovaccine virus (10 LD50 for the monkeys in intracutaneous infection). The effectiveness of the protective effect depended on the scheme and route of the drug administration. The highest prophylactic and therapeutic effect was provided by local administration of the complex in a dose of I mg per I kg of the body weight, the incubation period being increased 2--3 times and the period of the skin affections being decreased approximately 2 times. The results of the studies on the effect of poly-I-poly-C complex with poly-L-lysine were evident of definite prophylactic activity of the drug against experimental vernal encephalitis in the monkeys. The animals not treated with the inductor died on the 16th or 17th day after infection because of the paralysis of the trunc and extremities muscles. The clinical evidences of the disease in the animals treated with the drug were not uniform: from complete health to death.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007369	Interferon Inducers	Agents that promote the production and release of interferons. They include mitogens, lipopolysaccharides, and the synthetic polymers Poly A-U and Poly I-C. Viruses, bacteria, and protozoa have been also known to induce interferons.	Inducers, Interferon
D008251	Macaca	A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, consisting of 16 species inhabiting forests of Africa, Asia, and the islands of Borneo, Philippines, and Celebes.	Ape, Barbary,Ape, Black,Ape, Celebes,Barbary Ape,Black Ape,Celebes Ape,Macaque,Apes, Barbary,Apes, Black,Apes, Celebes,Barbary Apes,Black Apes,Celebes Apes,Macacas,Macaques
D010455	Peptides	Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS.	Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D011070	Poly I-C	Interferon inducer consisting of a synthetic, mismatched double-stranded RNA. The polymer is made of one strand each of polyinosinic acid and polycytidylic acid.	Poly(I-C),Poly(rI).Poly(rC),Polyinosinic-Polycytidylic Acid,Polyinosinic-Polycytidylic Acid (High MW),Polyriboinosinic-Polyribocytidylic Acid,Polyribose Inosin-Cytidil,Inosin-Cytidil, Polyribose,Poly I C,Polyinosinic Polycytidylic Acid,Polyriboinosinic Polyribocytidylic Acid,Polyribose Inosin Cytidil
D011107	Polylysine	A peptide which is a homopolymer of lysine.	Epsilon-Polylysine,Poly-(Alpha-L-Lysine),Epsilon Polylysine
D004338	Drug Combinations	Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture.	Drug Combination,Combination, Drug,Combinations, Drug
D004353	Drug Evaluation, Preclinical	Preclinical testing of drugs in experimental animals or in vitro for their biological and toxic effects and potential clinical applications.	Drug Screening,Evaluation Studies, Drug, Pre-Clinical,Drug Evaluation Studies, Preclinical,Drug Evaluations, Preclinical,Evaluation Studies, Drug, Preclinical,Evaluation, Preclinical Drug,Evaluations, Preclinical Drug,Medicinal Plants Testing, Preclinical,Preclinical Drug Evaluation,Preclinical Drug Evaluations,Drug Screenings,Screening, Drug,Screenings, Drug
D004675	Encephalitis, Tick-Borne	Encephalitis caused by neurotropic viruses that are transmitted via the bite of TICKS. In Europe, the diseases are caused by ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE, which give rise to Russian spring-summer encephalitis, central European encephalitis, louping ill encephalitis, and related disorders. Powassan encephalitis occurs in North America and Russia and is caused by the Powassan virus. ASEPTIC MENINGITIS and rarely encephalitis may complicate COLORADO TICK FEVER which is endemic to mountainous regions of the western United States. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp14-5)	Far Eastern Russian Encephalitis,Powassan Encephalitis,Central European Encephalitis,Encephalitis, Central European,Encephalitis, European Tick-Borne,Encephalitis, Far Eastern Russian,Encephalitis, Louping Ill,Encephalitis, Russian Spring-Summer,European Tick-Borne Encephalitis,Louping Ill Encephalitis,Powassan Virus Disease,Russian Spring-Summer Encephalitis,Tick-Borne Encephalitis,Disease, Powassan Virus,Encephalitis, European Tick Borne,Encephalitis, Powassan,Encephalitis, Russian Spring Summer,Encephalitis, Tick Borne,European Tick Borne Encephalitis,Powassan Encephalitides,Powassan Virus Diseases,Russian Spring Summer Encephalitis,Spring-Summer Encephalitis, Russian,Tick Borne Encephalitis,Tick-Borne Encephalitis, European,Virus Disease, Powassan,Virus Diseases, Powassan
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000882	Haplorhini	A suborder of PRIMATES consisting of six families: CEBIDAE (some New World monkeys), ATELIDAE (some New World monkeys), CERCOPITHECIDAE (Old World monkeys), HYLOBATIDAE (gibbons and siamangs), CALLITRICHINAE (marmosets and tamarins), and HOMINIDAE (humans and great apes).	Anthropoidea,Monkeys,Anthropoids,Monkey