In vitro Antiviral Activity of Nigella sativa against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Virus
In vitro Antiviral Activity of Nigella sativa against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Virus
Kiran Aqil1, Muti-ur-Rehman Khan2, Asim Aslam2, Aqeel Javeed5, Rizwan Qayyum1, Farooq Yousaf,1 Farkhanda Yasmeen1, Muhammad Luqman Sohail3 and Sajid Umar4,*
Fig. 1.
Effect of extract from N. sativa on morphological changes of Vero cell lines caused by Peste des Petit ruminants virus (PPRV). Microscopic view of the inhibition of N. sativa extracts on cytopathic effect (CPE) formation at about 96 h postinfection by PPRV. A, CPE of Vero cells infected by PPRV; B, Vero cells infected by PPRV and N. sativa extract (100µg/ml); C, Vero cells infected by PPRV and N. sativa extract (50µg/ml).
Fig. 2.
Cell survival percentage for each dilution of of N. sativa extracts used for antiviral and cytotoxicity assay.
December 2018
Vol. 50, Iss. 6, Pages 1999-2398
