Generic placeholder image

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Plant and Animal Steroids a New Hope to Search for Antiviral Agents

Author(s): V. Castilla, J. Ramirez and C. E. Coto

Volume 17, Issue 18, 2010

Page: [1858 - 1873] Pages: 16

DOI: 10.2174/092986710791163975

Price: $65

Abstract

Scientific literature provides evidence about the use of steroids as an adjunct treatment to antiviral therapies. Immunomodulatory activity of some steroids would account for the recovery in patients with herpetic and other viral infections. However, in vitro studies have demonstrated a direct antiviral effect of this kind of molecules. In this review we discuss recent reports about the mechanism of antiviral action of steroids from animal and plant origin. Chemical structures of most active compounds are also provided.

Keywords: Steroids, virus, antiviral activity, progestagen, glucocorticoid, dehydroepiandrosterone, brassinosteroid, secopregnane

Next »

Rights & Permissions Print Cite
© 2024 Bentham Science Publishers | Privacy Policy