Inhibition by Agaricus blazei Murill fractions of cytopathic effect induced by western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus on VERO cells in vitro
2001 - Inhibición por fracciones del Agaricus blazei Murill de los efectos citopáticos inducidos por el virus de la encefalopatía equina occidental (WEE) en células VERO in vitro.
- Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2001 Jul;65(7):1645-7.
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Inhibition by Agaricus blazei Murill fractions of cytopathic effect induced by western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus on VERO cells in vitro.
Department of Microbiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan.
Anti-viral activities of Agaricus blazei Murill were investigated. The water extracts of the cultured mycelia and fruiting bodies were fractionated with different concentrations of ethanol. To several viruses which have cytopathic effects (CPE) on VERO cells, inhibition of these effects by the ethanol fractions was tested. Strong inhibition of CPE induced by western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus was observed in the mycelial fractions but not those of fruiting bodies.
