Among Bacillus bacteria, B. subtilis is the species that produces the most antimicrobial compounds. In this study, we analyzed the activity of probiotic strain B. subtilis 3 against the influenza virus. The antiviral effect of this strain has been demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. A new peptide, P18, produced by the probiotic strain was isolated, purified, chemically synthesized, and characterized. Cytotoxicity studies demonstrated no toxic effect of P18 on Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, even at the highest concentration tested (100 g/ml). Complete inhibition of the influenza virus in vitro was observed at concentrations of 12.5 to 100 g/ ml. The protective effect of P18 in mice was comparable to that of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu). Further study will assess the potential of peptide P18 as an antiviral compound and as a promising candidate for the development of new antiviral vaccines.

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Objective. Determination of the virus-cidal and bacterio-cidal action of the ozone-containing steam-water mixture, which was obtained, using apparatus POS-1, simulated on viral models of transmissive gastroenteritis of pigs of the coronaviruses family and polyresistant clinical strains of bacterial cultures, as well as adjustment of optimal parameters of ozone in the gaseous mixture content, which do not cause pathological changes in the organism’s organs and systems. Materials and methods. Apparatus POS-1, created by collective of Scientific-Methodical Centre «Medical Innovation Technologies»», was applied for production of the ozone-containing gaseous mixture. Virusological investigations were conducted on the base of the Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases named after L. V, Gromashevskiy. As a working material the models of virus of the pigs transmissive gastroenteritis of the coronaviruses family were applied. The series of bacteriological and experimental investigations were conducted on the base of Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology NAMS of Ukraine. Polyresistant cultures in concentration of 108 colony-creating units per 1 ml were applied for bacteriological investigations. The experiment was conducted on white rats to study the gaseous ozone-containing mixture affection on living biological tissues. Results. Virusological investigations have shown, that in the 20 minutes exposition and a contact with extracellular virus the infection titer have lowered in 100 000 times, and in a 30 minutes exposition - a complete deactivation of virus have had occurred. Bacteriological investigations have revealed the complete absence of the cultures development after their processing with the ozone-containing mixture during 20 min. The results of swimming tests and behavioral reactions in white rats of control and experimental groups did not differ. Histological investigations of the respiratory organs tissues as well as of spleen, thyroid gland, kidneys and suprarenal glands did not reveal pathological effects of the ozone-containing mixture. Conclusion. Parameters of the ozone generation and delivery in the gaseous mixture content were studied and optimally selected. Investigations of the ozone-containing mixture affection on a viral strain of the coronaviruses family, as well as bacteriological investigations on polyresistant bacterial cultures have had confirmed its pronounced virus-cidal and bactericidal properties. Application of the ozone-containing mixture do not cause any pathological changes in the living organism organs and systems. This gaseous mixture may be used for prevention and treatment of respiratory infectious diseases of viral and bacterial genesis.

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To establish anti-influenza activities for 8 compounds of adamantyl (alkyl, cycloalkyl) derivatives of aminopropanol-2 in vitro and in vivo investigations. Methods. The antiviral action of compounds was determined in vitro by reduction of infectious titer of the influenza virus in the Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cell culture and in vivo on the model of influenza pneumonia in mice. Results. Three of eight studied compounds inhibit the reproduction of the influenza virus strain A/FM/1/47(H1N1) by more than 2 lg ID 50 in the concentration range from < 0.39 µg/ml (the compounds 30 and 33) to 1.56 µg/ml (the compound 5), their chemotherapeutic indices are 256 and 16, respectively. The experiments in vivo showed that in prophylactic scheme the efficiency index (EI) of the compounds 5 and 30 is 60 %; in therapeutic scheme EI of the compounds 5 and 33 is 100 % that is two times higher, than for rimantadine. Conclusions. High chemotherapeutic indices of the compounds 30, 33 and their ability to suppress the influenza virus reproduction in the MDCK cell culture by more than 2 lg ID 50 indicate the anti-influenza activity of these compounds. It has been also confirmed by in vivo experiment. K e y w o r d s: influenza virus, adamantyl (alkyl, cycloalkyl) derivatives of aminopropanol-2, antiviral activity.