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. 2019 Mar 21;18:196–220. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2019.03.004

Table 2.

Organic Nano-Based Approach for Viral Diagnosis and Inhibition.

Nanoparticles Bioactive Compound Virus Model Organism Mechanistic Mode of Action Purpose References
Polymeric NPs
Poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) NPs Hemagglutinin (HA) H1N1 - Unaltered molecular weight and antigenicity Future viral detection and immunization Lemoine and Préat (1998)100
p-HA H1N1 Female Balb/c mice Enhanced antigen particulate hydrophobicity Immunization Lemoine et al (1999)171
N-Trimethyl chitosan (TMC) NPs Monovalent influenza (H3N2) subunit vaccine H3N2 Female C57BL/6 (B6) mice Enhanced systemic and local immune responses Effective carrier for nasal delivery of influenza antigens Amidi et al (2007)172
Polystyrene NPs Mannose-specific lectin concanavalin A HIV-1 - Mannose-specific lectin concanavalin A and viral gp120 antigen binding Mucosal vaccine Wang et al (2007)173
Poly (ε- caprolactone) (PCL) NPs coated with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) Dapivirine HIV-1 CaSki, Caco-2, VK2/E6E7, TZM-bl cells, pig tissue models of vaginal and rectal mucosa NPs differently modulated permeability and monolayer/tissue retention kinetics of dapivirine Vaccine adjuvant das Neves et al (2013)102
Chitosan-PEG NPs Rabies whole attenuated viral antigen Rabies virus - Effective and sustained elicitor of immune system with negligible toxicity Immunization Nivedh et al (2016)101
Poly (D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) NPs
Methoxy-poly (ethylene glycol) 3000-poly (lactic acid)
34,000 (MePEG-PLA) NPs
Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) DAAN-14f (14f), surface-conjugated with HIV-1 fusion inhibitor T1144 laboratory adapted HIV-1 strains, primary HIV-1 isolates, NNRTI resistant HIV-1 strains,T1144-resistant HIV-1strains Sprague–Dawley rats Viral entry inhibition by inhibition viral attachment, if compromised breach then inhibition of transcriptase Viral inhibition Li et al (2016)174
Maleimide-poly (ethylene
glycol) 3400-poly (lactic acid) (Mal-PEG–PLA) NPs
Poly(aniline-co-pyrrole) polymerized nanoregulators (PASomes) - Influenza A virus (H1N1, H3N2, and H9N2) MDCK cells ROS mediated viral replication inhibition and cell death Antiviral agent Kim et al (2017)175
Amide functionalised alginate NPs Zidovudine HIV C6 glioma cells, neuro 2a cell lines Inhibition of viral transcriptase Effective antiviral delivery Joshy et al (2017)176
Double-layered protein (Core Matrix protein 2 [M2e] coated with headless Hemagglutinin [HA]) NPs - Influenza A virus BALB/c mice Viral inhibition by antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity or Antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis and Universal influenza vaccine with long lasting immunity Deng et al (2018)104
Double-layered polypeptide (nucleoprotein epitopes at core coated with matrix protein 2 ectodomain epitopes) NPs - Influenza A virus BALB/c strain CD8+ T cells involved protection against virus NPs-vaccine Deng et al (2018)177



Liposome
Nano-liposomes Acyclovir - - - Intravenous drug delivery and release Mukherjee et al (2007)178
Solid lipid NPs shRNA (Targeting internal ribosome entry site [IRES]) Hepatitis C virus Huh-7 cells Silencing of hepatitis C virus replication Viral inhibition Torrecilla et al (2016)137
Solid lipid NPs Ritonavir Lentiviral-based pseudo-HIV-1 particles Human 293T cells Inhibition of viral protease Efficient encapsulation, release and antiviral activity Javan et al (2017)179
Solid lipid NPs modified with gelatin Zidovudine (AZT) HIV MCF-7 and neuro 2a brain cells Appreciable cellular internalization Favorable loading, controlled discharge, hemocompatibility and nontoxicity Joshy et al (2017)103
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/stearic acid (SA)-polyethylene glycol (PEG) NPs AZT HIV Murine neuro-2a and HeLa
Cells
Appreciable cellular internalization Favorable loading, sustained release, hemocompatibility and nontoxicity Joshy et al (2018)106
Nanostructured nanolipid carriers Podophyllotoxin (POD) Human papillomavirus (HPV) VK2/E6E7 Cell cycle arrest of virally infected cells at G2/M phase Sustained release, hemocompatibility, nontoxic viral inhibition Gao et al (2018)107



Dendrimer
Peptide-derivatized dendrimers Acyclovir (ACV) HSV-1,2 Vero cells, HELFs cells, Inhibition of viral entry by binding to glycosaminoglycan moiety of cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans, in virto viral replication Antiviral activity Luganini et al (2011)110
Dendrimer NPs mRNA replicons (multiple antigen expressing replicons) H1N1, Ebola virus Wild-type female C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice Activation of both CD8+ T-cell and antibody responses mRNA-vaccine Chahal et al (2016)111
Modified dendrimer NPs Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) replicon RNAs Zika virus C57BL/6 mice Activation of both CD8+ T-cell and viral E protein-specific IgG responses mRNA-vaccine Chahal et al (2017)113
Carbosilane dendrimer NA 16-mer oligoribonucleotide (RNA) decoy (genomic RNA of HIV) HIV HIV-infected MT4 lymphocytes RNA decoy Inhibition of HIV encapsidation Parboosing et al (2017)114
Nonlinear globular G2 dendrimer Citric acid and polyethylene glycol 600 (PEG-600) Rabies virus J774A.1 cell line and NMRI mice - Adjuvanticity efficacy Asgary et al (2018)112



Niosome
Nano-niosome Acyclovir - - - Intravenous drug delivery and release Mukherjee et al (2007)178
HSV-1 HeLa cell line - Drug delivery and anti-viral activity Monavari et al (2014)119
- Improved drug delivery, release, and anti-viral activity Javad et al (2014)118



Nanomicelle
Polymeric micelle Efavirenz (EFV) HIV Male Wistar rats - Improved oral bioavailability Chiappetta et al (2010)121
Nanomicelle Curcumine Hepatitis C Virus APC49 Huh7.5 cells Regulation of viral attachment and entry Improved bioavailability and anti-viral activity Naseri et al (2017)122
Polymeric nanomicelle Biotinylated lipid prodrug of cyclic
cidofovir (B-C12-cCDF)
- D407, HCE-T cells - Efficient anti-viral drug delivery Mandal et al (2017)55