Herpes
Chemical properties, mode of action, and in vivo anti-herpes activities of a lignin-carbohydrate complex from Prunella vulgaris
In conclusion, the anti-HSV compound from P. vulgaris is a lignin-polysaccharide complex with potent activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2. Its mode of action appears to be inhibiting viral binding and penetration into host cells.
Medicinal herb Prunella vulgaris, Xia Ku Cao, downregulates the expression of herpes simplex virus
Results from this study show that PPV is effective against both the HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections, and flow cytometry offers a quantitative and highly reproducible anti-HSV drug-susceptibility assay.
Prevalence of sexually transmissible pathogens in semen from asymptomatic male infertility patients
CONCLUSION(S): The DNA of STI pathogens was detected in semen from a high percentage of asymptomatic male infertility patients, and was associated with poor semen quality. Efforts to diagnose and treat subclinical genital-tract infections should be intensified.
Asymptomatic genital herpes infection and infertility in males
Thus, asymptomatic HSV infection has a negative effect on male fertility.
Herpetic infection of spermatozoa in failure of reproductive technologies and spontaneous abortion
The following conclusions can be made: mobile spermatozoa of normal morphology can be infected with HSV; as shown morphologically, samples of ejaculate from men whose wives had spontaneous abortions contained intragametic HSV capsides; intragametic HSV infection of spermatozoa had a negative effect on the course of pregnancy and/or embryon vitality.
