Vestn Ross Akad Med Nauk. 1999;(3):36-40. - Full text not available at this time
Mechanisms of arbidole's immunomodulating action
Glushkov RG, Gus'kova TA, Krylova LIu, Nikolaeva IS.
The immunomodulating activity of arbidole was studied in cultured cells,
animals, and human beings. Arbidole was shown to have effects on nonspecific defense factors, on
its capacity to induce interferon and activate phagocytes in particular. Arbidole-treated patients
with lower baseline immunity showed improvement in immunological parameters (in the counts of CD4
and CD8 lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, in the levels of serum immunoglobulins). Arbidol produces a
high preventive and therapeutical effects in influenza A and B and other acute respiratory viral
infections, prevents postinfluenza complications, reduces the incidence of exacerbations of chronic
diseases in postinfluenza patients. In influenza, the therapeutical efficiency of the drug appears
as decreases in intoxication, the severity of catarrhal syndrome, shorter fever and disease in
general. Arbidole is beneficial for patients with second immunodeficiency, in those with recurrent
herpes infection or chronic bronchitis. After arbidole treatment regimen, postoperative immunological
parameters became normal in cardiac surgical patients, which suggests that the drug should be used
in cardiac surgical care. The agent showed no side effects in any case.
PMID: 10222830 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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General increase in the morbidity by genital herpes
D.m.n. T.B. Of semenova, k.m.n. V.B. Stoyanov
The uncontrollable general increase in the morbidity by genital
herpes (GG) places the problem of gerpesvirusnoy infection (GI) in one row with the
most urgent socially significant problems of public health. Morbidity GG in the countries of
West Europe exceeds 80 cases to 100 thousand populations. At present, according to the
data OF B Halioua et al. (1999), in the world are counted 86 mln. people, infected with
the viruses of 2 types herpes simplex (VPG-.II), traditionally associating with GG, although
it is proven that GG can be caused by 1 types VPG. The data analysis of official statistics
carry ouied by us showed that the morbidity GG in Russia in 1993 1999 yr. grew from 8.5
before 16.3 cases to 100 thousand populations, and in Moscow from 11.0 to 74.8. Bulk of
patients in Russia is turned to the doctors independently: 70-94% of registered patients...
...The antiviral activity of the inductor IFN Of arbidola is caused by
its immunomodulating and antioxidant properties. Arbidol can be included in complex
treatment RGG (on 0.2 g of 2 times in the day during the food during 1014 days) and
used between the courses of vaccinotherapy for the preventive maintenance of the
relapses of herpes (0.2 g of 1 times in the day during the food during 23 weeks).
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