Photodynamic inhibition of infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 in the cultured cells, by using 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced porphyrins

Kvacheva, Z.B.; Lobanok, E.S.; Votiakov, V.I.; Shukanova, N.A.; Vorobeĭ, A.V.; Nikolaeva, S.N.; Titov, L.P.

Voprosy Virusologii 50(4): 44-47

2005


ISSN/ISBN: 0507-4088
PMID: 16104524
Document Number: 593617
On simulating infection caused by different herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) variants responsive and unresponsive to the drugs acyclovir and phosphonoacetic acid in the cultured Vero and C6 cells) has revealed the higher ability of target cells to accumulate 5-aminolevulenic acid (ALA)-induced endogenous porphyrins, which determines the selectivity of their photo damages. Optimal conditions have been defined for all the studied HSV-1 variants to show a virus-inhibiting effect upon photodynamic exposure of infected and ALA-treated cell cultures.

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