Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2600 River Drive, Room 102 FSPB, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
Curr Opin Virol. 2014 Feb;4:44-9. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2013.12.006. Epub 2014 Jan 14.
Plant extracts and associated polyphenols are known for their varied health benefits that include antioxidant effects and antimicrobial properties. The increasing consumer demand for cost-effective and natural alternatives to chemically-synthesized antimicrobials and therapeutics that are also sustainable makes the field of phytochemical research rather intriguing and challenging. Human enteric viruses are increasingly recognized worldwide as significant causes of human disease in adults and children, alike. In the absence of available vaccines for the human noroviruses, plant extracts are gaining popularity for the prevention and treatment of viral diseases. Research on plant extracts (particularly polyphenols derived from fruits) for human enteric virus control will be briefly summarized in this article.
植物提取物及其相关多酚因其多种健康益处而闻名,包括抗氧化作用和抗菌特性。消费者对具有成本效益和可持续性的化学合成抗菌剂和治疗剂的天然替代品的需求不断增加,这使得植物化学研究领域既有趣又具有挑战性。人类肠道病毒在世界范围内越来越被认为是成人和儿童疾病的重要原因。由于目前尚无针对人类诺如病毒的疫苗,植物提取物在预防和治疗病毒疾病方面越来越受欢迎。本文将简要总结植物提取物(特别是水果来源的多酚)在控制人类肠道病毒方面的研究。