Simiao Qingwen Baidu decoction inhibits Epstein–Barr virus-induced B lymphoproliferative disease and lytic viral replication

Abstract

Context

Simiao Qingwen Baidu decoction (SQBD), a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, can ameliorate Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) induced disease. However, its mechanism still remains unknown.

Objective

To detect the mechanism of SQBD in EBV-induced B lymphoproliferative disease in vitro.

Materials and methods

Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats (n = 20) were given SQBD (10 mL/kg) by gavage once a day for 7 d. SQBD-containing serum was obtained from abdominal aortic blood of rats, and diluted with medium to obtain 5%, 10% or 20%-medicated serum. SD rats (n = 10) were given normal saline, and normal serum was collected as a control. EBV-transformed B cells (CGM1) were cultured in medium containing 5%, 10% or 20%-medicated serum. CGM1 cells were treated with normal serum as a control. Cell viability and apoptosis were examined. The expression and activity of proteins were assessed.

Results

We found that IC₅₀ (83 ± 26.07%, 24 h; 69.88 ± 4.69%, 48 h) of 10% medicated serum was higher than that of 5% (25.47 ± 6.98%, 24 h; 21.62 ± 7.30%, 48 h) and 20%-medicated serum (51 ± 7.25%, 24 h; 56.03 ± 2.56%, 48 h). Moreover, SQBD promoted apoptosis of CGM1 cells by regulating EBV latency proteins expression. SQBD inhibited EBV-induced lytic viral replication.

Conclusions

Our data confirmed that SQBD inhibits EBV-induced B lymphoproliferative disease and lytic viral replication. This work provides a theoretical basis for the mechanism of SQBD in EBV-induced B lymphoproliferative disease, and SQBD may be an effectively therapeutic drug for EBV-induced B lymphoproliferative disease.

Keywords:

• Proliferation
• apoptosis
• CGM1 cells

Disclosure statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by grants from Henan Province Discipline Chinese Medicine Discipline Construction Project [No. STS-ZYX-2017012].