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. 2016 Jan 28:11:2.
doi: 10.1186/s13020-016-0074-0. eCollection 2016.

Chinese herbal medicines as a source of molecules with anti-enterovirus 71 activity

Mengjie Wang  1 , Ling Tao  2 , Hongxi Xu  1
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Chinese herbal medicines as a source of molecules with anti-enterovirus 71 activity

Mengjie Wang et al. Chin Med. .

Abstract

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the causative agents of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), which sometimes leads to severe neurological disease and death in the Asia-Pacific region. In Chinese medicine, HFMD is caused mainly by an accumulation of damp-heat and toxicity in the body. No effective drugs are currently available for the treatment and prevention of EV71 infection. This review summarizes the potential Chinese herbal extracts and isolated compounds with antiviral activity against EV71 and their clinical applications, especially those categorized as heat-clearing and detoxifying.

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Fig. 1
Mechanisms of anti-EV71 components. Mechanisms of anti-EV71 activities associated with the shown CM-derived extracts and molecules were classified into six categories
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Fig. 2
Schematic diagram of the strategies used to assess anti-EV71 activities of Chinese herbal medicines. Shown are different methods that are used to screen for anti-EV71 activity in fractions and compounds from Chinese herbal medicines. The anti-EV71 mechanisms target different points in the EV71 life cycle
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