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. 2022 Aug 26;14(9):1793. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14091793

Table 1.

Antiviral activities of flavonoids against swine viruses.

Flavonoid Structure Virus Treatment Time Experimental Model Effective Concentration Inhibitory Phase Mechanism Reference
epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i001.jpg PRRSV Pre In vitro 125 μM Early phase Block PRRSV binding to cells, reduce pro-inflammatory factors, and disturb lipid metabolism [21,22,23,24]
PRV Pre In vivo/in vitro 50 μM (in vitro)
40 mg/kg (in vivo)
Multiple steps Inhibit PRV adsorption, entry, and replication [25,26]
PCV2 Pre In silico/in vitro 100 μM Early phase Interacts with heparan sulfate to competitively inhibit capsid binding [27]
H9N2 Post In vivo 10 mg/kg Multiple steps Reduce Organs damage, inflammation, and virus titer [28]
quercetin graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i002.jpg PRRSV Post In vivo 10 mg/kg
100 μM in vivo
Multiple steps Cross protective efficacy and inhibit the activity of Hsp70 [29,30]
PEDV Pre In vitro 100 μM Early phase Inhibit the activity of PEDV 3CL protease [31,32,33,34]
PRV Pre
Simultaneity
In vitro
In vivo
50 μM (in vitro)
1.51 μg (in vivo)
Early phase Interacting with the viral gD protein.
Reducing the secretion of reactive oxygen species induced by PRV.
[35,36]
kaempferol graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i003.jpg ASFV Simultaneity
Post
In vitro 20 μg/mL Early phase Induced autophagy [37]
PRV In vitro 240 mg/kg Early phase Reduced the expression level of viral IE180 and inhibit viral replication [25]
H9N2 Post In vivo 15 mg/kg Later phase Inhibit the NF-κB and MAPKs pathways mediated by TLR4/MyD88 NF-κB [38]
hyperoside graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i004.jpg PEDV Pre in vitro 20 μM Later phase Inhibited N protein-induced S phase cell cycle arrest [39]
rutin graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i005.jpg PRRSV Post In vitro 7.8 μg/mL Later phase Regulate inflammation and suppress PRRSV replication [21]
PRV Post In vitro 40 μg/mL Later phase Inhibit the activation of NF-κB and MAPK pathways [40]
total flavonoids of S. suberectus Dunn (TFSD) - PCV2 Post In vitro/In vivo 50–100 μg/mL (in vitro)/
50–100 mg/kg (in vivo)
Later phase Anti-oxidation and immunomodulatory effects [41,42]
(+)-catechin graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i006.jpg TGEV Post In vitro 80 μM Later phase Anti-oxidation [43,44]
myricetin graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i007.jpg ASFV Simultaneity In vitro 20 μM Early phase Interaction of 3, 4, 5-trihydroxyphenyl with ASFV protease [45]
myricitrin graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i008.jpg ASFV Simultaneity In vitro 40 μM Later phase Interaction of 3, 4, 5-trihydroxyphenyl with ASFV protease [45]
genistein graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i009.jpg ASFV Pre In vitro 50 μM Early phase Disrupt the synthesis of viral DNA [46]
genkwanin graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i010.jpg ASFV Simultaneity In silico/in vitro 40 μM Early phase, later phase Inhibition of ASFV entry and release phases [47,48]
apigenin graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i011.jpg ASFV Pre In vitro 50 μM Early phase, later phase Expression of 25-kD virus protein was inhibited [47,48]
quercetin 7-rhamnoside (Q7R) - PEDV Simultaneity In vitro 10 μg/mL Early phase Inhibit the early stage of viral replication [34]
chalcone - H1N1 Pre In vitro 2.49 ± 0.14 μg/mL Later phase Noncompetitive inhibitors of H1N1 neuraminidase [49,50,51]
Isobavachalcone (IBC) graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i012.jpg PRRSV Post In vitro <15 μM Later phase Interference with RNA synthesis [52]
PRV Simultaneity In vitro 25.6 μM Later phase PRV replication was inhibited at the intercellular fusion stage [53]
Xanthohumol (Xn) graphic file with name pharmaceutics-14-01793-i013.jpg PRRSV Pre In vivo/in vitro 15 μM Later phase Nrf2-HMOX1 axis [54,55]
Isoflavones (ISF) PRRSV Post In vivo 1600 mg/kg Later phase Supported immune responses [56,57,58]
Puerarin PEDV Post In vivo 0.5 mg/kg Later phase Alleviate systemic inflammation [59,60]