Evaluation of antiviral activity of plant extracts against foot and mouth disease virus in vitro

Younus, I.; Siddiq, A.; Ishaq, H.; Anwer, L.; Badar, S.; Ashraf, M.

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 29(4): 1263-1268

2016


ISSN/ISBN: 1011-601X
PMID: 27393440
Document Number: 685931
The aim of this study was to evaluate antiviral activity of chloroformic leaves extracts of three plants: Azadirachta indica, Moringa oleifera and Morus alba against Foot and Mouth disease virus using MTT assay (3-(4, 5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide). Antiviral and cytotoxic activity of each extract was evaluated as cell survival percentage and results were expressed as Means ± S.D. The concentrations which resulted in cell survival percentages of greater than 50% are considered to be effective antiviral concentrations. From the tested plant extracts, Moringa oleifera showed potent antiviral activity (p<0.05) while Azadirachta indica showed significant antiviral activity in the range of 1-50μ/ml & 12-100μ/ml respectively. In contrast no antiviral activity was observed by Morus alba as all the tested concentration resulted in significant reduction (p<0.05) in cell survival percentage.

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