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- Title
Potent Virucidal Activity In Vitro of Photodynamic Therapy with Hypericum Extract as Photosensitizer and White Light against Human Coronavirus HCoV-229E.
- Authors
Praena, Beatriz; Mascaraque, Marta; Andreu, Sabina; Bello-Morales, Raquel; Abarca-Lachen, Edgar; Rapozzi, Valentina; Gilaberte, Yolanda; González, Salvador; López-Guerrero, José Antonio; Juarranz, Ángeles
- Abstract
The emergent human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its high infectivity rate has highlighted the strong need for new virucidal treatments. In this sense, the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with white light, to take advantage of the sunlight, is a potent strategy for decreasing the virulence and pathogenicity of the virus. Here, we report the virucidal effect of PDT based on Hypericum extract (HE) in combination with white light, which exhibits an inhibitory activity of the human coronavirus HCoV-229E on hepatocarcinoma Huh-7 cells. Moreover, despite continuous exposure to white light, HE has long durability, being able to maintain the prevention of viral infection. Given its potent in vitro virucidal capacity, we propose HE in combination with white light as a promising candidate to fight against SARS-CoV-2 as a virucidal compound.
- Subjects
PHOTODYNAMIC therapy; CORONAVIRUSES; HYPERICUM; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; COVID-19; VIRUS diseases
- Publication
Pharmaceutics, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 11, p2364
- ISSN
1999-4923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pharmaceutics14112364