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. 2008 Nov 6;13(11):2758–2785. doi: 10.3390/molecules13112758

Table 2.

PS/PSN that inhibit infections by viruses.

PS compounds target virus
unmodified/ chemically modified heparin/HS DNA: HSV [54,55], CMV [56], FMDV [57], HBV [58], HCV [59], HPV [60], HHV-7 [61], HHV-8 [62], VV [63], VZV [64]
RNA: HTLV [65], HIV, VSV, Sindbis [63,66], DENV, JEV [67], Tacaribe, Junin [68], RSV, influenza A [69,70]
chondroitin sulfate DNA: HIV [71]
carrageenans DNA: HSV, CMV, HPV [72], VV [63]
RNA: HIV, Sindbis, VSV [63], DENV [73], HAV [74], CHIKV, SFV [75], Tacaribe, Junin [68]
xylomannan sulfate F6 DNA: HSV, CMV [42]
RNA: HIV, influenza A/B, Tacaribe, Junin [42]
galactan sulfate DNA: HSV, CMV, VV [42]
RNA: HIV, Sindbis, SFV, VSV, influenza A, RSV [42], DENV [76]
fucoidan DNA: HSV, CMV [63]
RNA: HIV, Sindbis, VSV [63], RSV [77], SFSV [78], CHIKV, SFV [75],
Tacaribe, Junin [68], HTLV [79]
rhamnan sulfate DNA: HSV, CMV [80]
RNA: HIV [80]
cellulose sulfate DNA: HSV [81], HPV [82]
RNA: HIV [83]
dextran sulfate DNA: HSV, CMV, HPV, VV [82], HBV [58], HHV-7 [61]
RNA: HIV , Sindbis, VSV [63], RSV, influenza A, Tacaribe, Junin, SFV [42], CHIKV [75], SFSV [78], YFV [84], RV [85] HTLV [86]
colominic acid RNA: HIV [87], RTV [88]
curdlan sulfate DNA: CMV [89]  RNA: HIV [89]
glyloid sulfate 4324 RNA: RV [85]
PI 88 DNA: HSV [54]
RNA: DENV, JEV [67]
K5 derivatives DNA: HPV [60]  RNA: HIV [90]
PPS DNA: HSV, CMV, HHV-7 [61], VV [42]
RNA: HIV, Sindbis, VSV [63], RSV, influenza A, Tacaribe, Junin [42], SFSV [78], DENV, JEV [67]
polyester RNA: HIV [91]
chitin derivatives DNA: HSV [92]
Y-ART-4 RNA: HIV [93]
PSN compound target virus
suramin DNA: HBV [94], HCV [95], HHV-8 [96], HSV [97]
RNA: HTLV-1 [98]; HIV [99]
suramin analogs DNA: CMV [100]
RNA: HIV [101]
PSS DNA: HTLV [98], HSV [81], HBV [58], HHV-7 [61], HPV [82], CMV [100]
RNA: HIV [102], RSV, influenza A [69], YFV [84]
porphyrins RNA: HIV [103]

PI 88, phosphomanno pentaose sulfate; Y-ART-4, nonatyrosine N- and O-1-9-decasulfate; PPS, pentosan polysulfate; PSS, poly(sodium 4-styrene sulfonate); CHIKV, Chikungunya virus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; DENV, Dengue virus; FMDV, foot-and-mouth disease virus; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HHV, human herpes virus; HPV, human papilloma virus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; HTLV, human T-cell leukemia virus; JEV, Japanese encephalitis virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; RTV, rotavirus; RV, rubella virus; SFSV, sanfly fever sicilian virus; SFV, Semliki forest virus; VSV, vescicular stomatitis virus; VV, vaccinia virus; VZV, varicella zoster virus; YFV; yellow fever virus.