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. 2021 Feb 9;8:606782. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.606782

Table 7.

Summary table of included in vivo studies.

Antiviral PDFGS Sources Susceptible Virus/host organism Intervention Antiviral effect Effective antiviral concentration Antiviral targets References
Isoquercetin mouse-adapted IAV(H1N1)/mice 5, 10 mg/kg/day for 8 days, intraperitoneally Reduction in lung viral titer (19-folds) 10 mg/kg Viral titer reduction, virus-induced cytotoxicity (10)
Curcumin IAV(H1N1)/mice 50, 150 mg/kg, twice daily for 6 days, orally Improved Survival rate (70%) 150 mg/kg Viral titer reduction, virus-induced cytotoxicity (29)
Curcumin IAV (H1N1)/mice 50–400 mg/kg administered daily intraperitoneally for 4 days Reduction immune cell count (75%)
Reduction in lymphocytes (66%)
400 mg/kg Viral-induced cytotoxicity (43)
Geniposide Gardenia jasminoides fruit IAV (H1N1)/mice 5,10,20 mg/kg, intraperitoneally for 14 days Lung Viral titer reduction (36%) 20 mg/kg Viral replication, Virus-induced cytotoxicity (71)
Acteoside (phenylpropanoid glycoside) Kuding Tea IAV (H1N1)/Mice 80 mg/kg administered intraperitoneally >20-folds increase in IFN-γ production 80 mg/kg Host defense (65)
Curcumin Curcuma longa L IAV (H1N1)/Mice 100 mg/kg/day for 5 days orally Significant reduction in the expression of proinflammatory genes 100 mg/kg Virus-induced cytotoxicity (86)
Germacrone Rhizoma Curcuma IAV (H1N1)/Mice 50–100 mg/kg/day administered intraperitoneally for 5 days Mortality reduction (50%) 100 mg/kg Virus-induced cytotoxicity (60)
Isorhamnetin, Quercetin, Kaempferol, Diosmetin, Eriodictyol IAV(H1N1)/mice 1 mg/kg/day administered intranasally for 5 days Lung titer reduction (2-folds), Improved survival rate (70–80%) 1 mg/kg Virus-induced cytotoxicity, Viral proliferation (51)
A. melanocarpa extract, Ellagic acid, myricetin Black chokeberry IAV(H1N1)/mice 1 mg/kg administered twice daily for 5 days.
A. melanocarpa extract was administered orally, while Ellagic acid and myricetin were given intraperitoneally
Lung titer reduction (> 50%), Reduction in viral replication (15–30%) 1 mg/kg Virus-induced cytotoxicty, viral replication (46)
Hibiscus sabdariffa extract Hibiscus sabdariffa IAV (H1N1)/mice 8 mg/mice of Hibiscus sabdariffa tea extract was administered orally twice daily for 14 days. No significant difference in IAV induced mortality (45)
Iridoid glycosides Fructus Gardeniae IAV (H1N1)/mice 5,10,20 mg/kg orally for 4 days Mortality reduction (52%) 20 mg/kg Viral replication, Virus- induced cytotoxicty (50)

IAV, influenza A virus; IBV, Influenza B virus; IC50, Half maximal inhibitory concentration; LLC-MK2, Rhesus Monkey Kidney Epithelial Cells; MDCK, Madin-Darby Canine Kidney; MHV, Murine hepatitis Virus; MIC50, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration required to inhibit the growth of 50% of organisms; R. acetosa, Rumex acetosa; RSV, Respiratory syncytial virus; TD50, Median toxic dose; Vit D, Vitamin D; Z. officinale, Zingiber officinale.