Studies on anti-EV71 virus activity of traditional Chinese medicine and its clinical application in treatment of HFMD.
- Author:
Bailin XUE
1
;
Zhihong YAO
;
Rongmin YU
Author Information
1. College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Disease Models, Animal;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
pharmacology;
therapeutic use;
Enterovirus;
drug effects;
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease;
drug therapy;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2011;36(23):3366-3370
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is caused by intestinal virus infection. The viruses coxsackie A16 (CA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71) are the main pathogens. Between them, the virus EV71 is more dangerous and easier to cause serious complications, which leads to death or disability. Currently, there are no effective antiviral drugs to treat EV71 infection. Therefore, developing an effective drug against EV71 virus activity is significant. It has a huge potency of screening the anti-EV71 components and developing the new drugs from the abundant traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Meanwhile, since hand-foot-and-mouth disease spread in Shanghai in 1981, a growing number of reports on TCMs treatment in clinic have been published. In addition, most of treatments with various ways are effective, which play a positive role on improving clinic treatment and controlling diseases. Moreover, special clinic advantages and features of TCMs were obviously shown.
