Title of Invention

"A PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN ANTIVIRAL EXTRACT"

Abstract The present application provides a process for preparing an antiviral extract obtainable from a cinnamon bark (Cinnamon sp.) which has antiviral activity against enveloped viruses including influenza A, Parainfluenza (Sendai) virus and HSV-1 viruses, as well as in vivo activity in inhibition of Influenza A and Parainfluenza viruses. The present application also concerns the application thereof for said cinnamon extract.
Full Text FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns an antiviral preparation obtained from a plant extract.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Viruses are important pathogens of both humans and animals. Outbreak of a virus infection often results from introduction of a new virus (such as HTV, West Nile Virus, SARS), or from introduction of a new strain of a well known virus to an immunologically naive population, e.g. influenza.
Despite the importance of the recent outbreaks of West Nile Virus and SARS, influenza is still one of the most prevalent and significant viral infections. Although the availability of formalin-inactivated trivalent vaccines has reduced the impact of influenza epidemics, this virus is still associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. It infects 10 - 20 % of the total population during seasonal epidemics, resulting in between three to five million cases of severe illness and at least 250,000 to 500,000 deaths each year worldwide (World Health Organization, W.H.O., Global Influenza Program, September 2003 and W.H.O. Fact Sheet, March 2003). In the U.S.A. alone, more than 100 million cases are reported each year, causing 20,000 deaths and a consequent strong economic impact, estimated at around 22.9 billion dollars for 1995 (American Lung Association, 2002). W.H.O. has estimated the total burden at around 71-167 billion dollars per year (W.H.O. Fact Sheet, March 2003).
Until recently, amantadine and rimantadine were used for the treatment of influenza infection, but these are now believed to be associated with severe adverse effects (including delirium and seizures which occur mostly in elderly persons on

higher doses). When used for prophylaxis of pandemic influenza at lower doses, such adverse events are less apparent In addition, the virus tends to develop resistance to these drugs (Steinhaur etal., 1991).
A new class of antrivirals, the neuraminidase inhibitors, has recently been developed. Such drugs as zanamivir and oseltamivir, which have fewer adverse side effects (although zanamivir may exacerbate asthma or other chronic hmg diseases) are nevertheless expensive and currently not available for use in many countries (W.H.O. Fact Sheet, March 2003). Influenza may develop resistance to neuroaminidase inhibitors too (McKimm-Berschkin, 2000; Gubavera, et al. 2002).
Many herbs and spices, among them also cinnamon, have been shown to feature antimicrobial and chemoprotective activities, (Lay and Roy, 2004). Extracts from cinnamon obtained by organic solvents (for example as in Velluti et al., 2004), typically contain the following ingredients: Eugenot (82%X Caryophylene (4.6%), Eugenyt acetate (2.1% Linalool (1.8%X Cinnamaldebyde (1%X Cinnamyl alchohol acetate (1%), 2-Propyl benzodioxol (1%X and Cubebene ( Other cinnamon bark essentials oils had antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus, (Valero and Salmeron, 2003); as well as antibacterial and antifungal activities, (Kalemba and Kunicka, 2003 and Mau et al., 2001).
Cinnamon hydrophobic fractions extracted in organic solvents had antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori, (Tabak, M. et a/., 1999); antifungal activity for fungi causing respiratory tract mycoses, (Singh, H.B. etal, 1995), and anti HTV-1 activity caused by inhibiting the reverse transcription, (Yamasakie et alt 1998).
Compounds obtained from cinnamon are also used for other indications such as the use of cinnamon powder for reducing serum glucose triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol, (Khan et al, 2003); water extracts of cinnamon were used as antioxidants (Murcia et al, 2004); were shown to prevent insulin
resistance, (Qin et al., 2004); and were also shown to inhibit Na+/K.+ ATPase and Cu2+ ATPase, (Usta et al., 2003). Essential oil extract obtained from cinnamon were former shown to improve digestion (Hernandez et al., 2004).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is based on the surprising finding that a natural aqueous extract from a cinnamon bark (Cinnamon sp.) has antiviral activity against enveloped viruses including influenza A, Parainfluenza (Sendai) virus and HSV-1 viruses, as well as in vivo activity in inhibition of Influenza A and Parainfluenza viruses in mice.
By a preferred embodiment of the invention, isolated active fraction of cinnamon bark (hereon referred to as CE) having antiviral activity, has m addition one or more of me following chemical]
L It is precipitated by various chloride salts such as KC1, NaCl, MgCl2, SrCl2, CnCl2, orZnCl2.
2. It exhibits absorbance at 280nm of 15 OD/mg. cm.
3. It maintains most of its activity after incubation in 0.1M NaOH, or
0.1MHCl, or 0.1MH2SO4.
4. It can be extracted into an aqueous solution without need for organic
solvents in a relatively inexpensive and simple manner.
5. It can be maintained for a long period of time (at least two years) as a
stable powder or in solution in a refrigerator or at room temperature;
6. It is heat-stable and can thus be sterilized at temperature up to at least
134°C.
The term "CE ppt" as used hereon refers to the extract isolated fraction obtained by salting out with KC10.15M.
As regards the biological activity, the CE of the invention is capable of inhibiting viruses at room temperature, within a few minutes of administration, and at relatively low levels. Thus in addition to the pharmaceutical use, mis immediate
inhibition, at room temperature and at low levels enables also surface disinfections of suspected contaminated areas or purifying circulating air.
The CE of the present invention are effective against both influenza and Parainfluenza viruses as well as against HSV-1 viruses and may protect infected human erythrocytes and other erythrocyte cells from the activity of viruses pre-absorbed on the erymrocytes. Thus, the CE of the present invention may be considered as effective treatment of cells already pre-absorbed wim the virus. Furthermore, pre-absorption of me CE of the invention onto cells has a prophylactic effect in protecting the cells from subsequent viral infection.
By one aspect the present invention concerns a novel aqueous extract of cinnamon bark (Cinnamon sp) which has an absorbance at 280nm at about 15 O.D., per mg. cm, as shown in Fig. 12(d), and which additionally has the above mentioned chemical properties.
The present invention former concerns a CE obtainable by the following process:
(i) grounding cinnamon bark into powder and stirring ft into an aqueous buffer to obtain a solution;
(ii) ceatifugmg the solution and seprating a supernatant
(iii) introducing a salt to obtain a precipitate.
The process may further comprise of the following steps:
(iv) dissolving the precipitate obtained in step (iii) above in water or buffer at an essentially neutral pH;
(v) separating the solution on a sepharose or Sephadex column; and
(vi) eluting the solution with suitable buffer and varying concentrations of saccharide, preferably galactose to obtain the antiviral fractions of cinnamon sp.
By a preferred embodiment, the present invention concerns a CE obtained by the above process, wherein said salt used to obtain a precipitate is a chloride salt
By another preferred embodiment, the present invention concerns an extract from cinnamon bark, (Cinnamon sp.) obtained by the following method: (i) grounding me bark into powder,
(ii) stirring the bark in aqueous phosphate buffer 0.01M or 0.02M, pH 7.0; (iii) separating the supernatant by centrifugation to be used as the crude
neutralizing extract; (iv) precipitate the active ingredient in me crude extract by 0.15M KCl or
0.08M Mg Cl2; (v) dissolving the precipitate in water or 0.01M phosphate buffer at pH
7.0;
(vi) loading the solution onto a column of sepharose 4B followed by a stepwise ehition with phosphate buffer and various concentrations of galactose; and (vii) ehiting the active antiviral material from the column by 0.15M
galactose (Figs. 12 a, b, c; fraction b or II).
The present invention also concerns compositions, which may be nutraceutical or pharmaceutical compositions, comprising the CE of the invention together with a pharmaceutically or nutraceutically acceptable carrier. The composition may be in a liquid, solid or semi solid state.
Furthermore, the present invention concerns a pharmaceutical composition or a nutraceutical composition for the treatment of an infection comprising as an active ingredient an effective amount of the CE togemer with a carrier suitable for pharmaceutical or nutraceutical compositions.
The term "treatment" in me context of the invention refers generally to one of the following: treatment of an established infection to cure it or decrease the viral load, decrease of at least one of the undesirable side effects of a viral disease, shorting the acute phase of the infection, and prevention of an infection before it occurs.
The term "influenza" or "Parainfluenza virus" or "HSV-1 virus" in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention refers to all known and newly evolving strains of these viruses.
The present invention further concerns a method for the treatment of a subject suffering from viral infection comprising administering to the subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of the extract as described above.
The viral infection is preferably an enveloped virus infection; more preferably a virus of the family Orthomyxoviruses, Paramyxoviruses, Herpesviruses, Retroviruses, Coronaviruses, Hepadnaviruses, Poxviruses, Togaviruses, Flaviviruses, Filovinises, Rhabdoviruses, or Bunyaviruses.
Most preferably the virus infection is caused by a virus selected from: the Influenza virus, Parainfluenza virus (also referred to herein as "the Sendai virus") or HSV-1 virus.
The subject in need may be a subject already suffering from an established viral infection, thus treatment is provided in order to cure the infection, decrease at least one undesired side effect of the infection or decrease in the duration of the infection, or a subject which is treated in a prophylactic manner in order to avoid subsequent infection by the virus.
The "subject" in accordance with the invention may be a human or an animal subject, and may be mammal or poultry especially farm and pet animals. The subject may also be fish in various aquacultures, bees and other insects of interest in agriculture.
Adminstration may be by any manner known in the art such as orally, parenterally, rectally, topically, nasally, by application to the eye, ear, nose or mucosal tissue, and the like. Preferably me administration is oral or intranasal.
The present invention further concerns a method for disinfecting an area suspected of being contaminated with viruses, comprising applying, for example by spraying, by brush or sponge application, etc., onto a suspected area an affective amount of the extract of the present invention. The surface may be any area in the house or in a medical facility that should be disinfected
The disinfectant composition may be used to clean and disinfect surfaces such as ceramic tiles, PVC, porcelain, stainless steel, marble, silver and chrome to remove grease, wax, oil, dry paint and mildew and the like. The disinfectant composition may also be used as a laundry additive and may take the form of an aerosol spray, in which case, the composition is mixed with an appropriate propellant such as mist activators and sealed in an aerosol container underpressure, m one specific embodiment, the composition is absorbed in a towel or a cloth, thus providing a disinfectant towel that may be used as means of applying the composition to the various surfaces or may be used to disinfect me hands and skin of an individual.
By another option the disinfectant composition may be applied onto plants for preventing or treatment plants viral infection. The plants may be, for example, fruit graves, vines, cotton fields, forests, prairies, private or public gardens, grass fields, vegetable fields and the like. The extract may also be used in a pre- or post-harvesting method of treating fruits and vegetables which may have been infected by viruses.
The disinfectant composition of the present invention may generally also include surfactants which are preferably selected from nonionic and cationic surfactants. The nonionic surfactant may, for example, be one or more selected from polyglycol ethers, polyalkylene glycol dialkyl ethers, and the addition products of alcohols with emylene oxides and propylene oxides.
The cationic surfactant may be selected from various quaternary ammonium salts such as, but not limiting to octyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride and dimethyl ethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, or mixtures thereof such as, but not limiting to, alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides and dialkyl dimethyl ammonium chlorides. In one
embodiment, the composition may further comprise dyestuffs, perfumes, builders, chelating agents and corrosion inhibitors.
The composition comprising the extract of the present invention may also be used for the treatment of water reservoirs such as, but not limiting to, water systems, cooling systems, swimming pools, natural and artificial water reservoirs, fisheries, water tanks, aquariums, and any other volume of water.
In one embodiment, the composition is added in a dry form to the water reservoir in an amount sufficient to control the growth of viruses. In another embodiment, the dry composition is added to a water reservoir after being dissolved in an appropriate vehicle.
in another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for purifying circulating air in airplanes, hospitals, kindergartens, offices, homes etc. by passing the air through appropriate filters containing or absorbed with fee extracts of the invention. Within the scope of the present invention, also provided is a filter containing or absorbed with the CE of the invention. Such filter may be manufactured from any material suitable for the specific utility as known to a person skilled in the art The filter may be a single unit filter or a multi-filter system and may be manufactured as to be adaptable to any existing purification unit, filtering or air-conditioning systems such as those found hi clean-rooms, industry, hospitals, homes, offices and other facilities.
The extract of the present invention may be absorbed onto the filter during production of the filter or immediately prior to its use by methods known in the art such as: spraying of the extract onto of the filter at a predetermined flow and concentration, thereafter allowing the carrier to dry; dropping the filter into a solution of the extract for a period of time suitable for the extract to be absorbed onto the surface of the filter, thereafter allowing the solvent to dry; and the like.
All compositions of the present invention may be in a liquid or solid form depending on the specific utility.
The composition of present invention comprising as an active ingredient a cinnamon bark extract along with pharmaceutically or nutraceutically acceptable carrier or excipient showed surprising effect. Therefore said composition is synergistic.
By another aspect, the present invention concerns a method for producing a neutralized virus comprising contacting native viruses with an effective amount of the extract of the invention. The neutralized native viruses may be used for subsequent immunization against the viral infection instead of inactivated virus particles used today. Especially the use is for inactivated influenza, Parainfluenza viruses or HSV-1, that can be neutralized to produce a vaccine instead of the formalin inactivated viruses currently used. Thus, mere is provided a method of immunization against a viral infection comprising administering to a subject the neutralized virus of the present invention.
The vaccine may be administered by various routes such as oral, intranasal, subcutaneous, intramuscular and others known to a person skilled in the art
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In order to understand the invention and to see how it may be canned out in practice, some preferred embodiments will now be described, by way of non-limiting examples only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. l(a) shows the in vitro effect of varying concentrations of crude extract of the invention on the hemolytic activity of Influenza A;
Fig. l(b) shows the in vitro effect of varying concentrations of crude extract of the invention on the hemolytic activity of Parainfluenza (Sendai);
Fig. 2 shows me antiviral effect of extracts treated by autoclaving or after 4 years maintenance;
Fig. 3 shows the inhibition of Influenza A PR8 by varying concentrations and different fractions of the crude extract of the invention;
Fig. 4(a) shows the antiviral effect of a fraction of the extract treated with HCl and H2SO4;
Fig. 4(b) shows the antiviral effect of a fraction of the extract treated with
NaOH;
Fig. 5 shows the antiviral effect of a fraction extracted treated with dialysis against water;
Fig. 6(a) shows the antiviral effect of the extract on Influenza A-PR8 after varying incubation periods;
Fig. 6(b) shows the antiviral effect of the extract on Parainfluenza (Sendai) after varying incubation periods;
Fig. 7 shows inhibition of Influenza A PR8 pre-absorbed onto erythrocytes by varying concentrations of the extract of the invention;
Fig. 8 shows protection against Influenza A PR8 after pre-absorption of CE fractions onto erthrocytes.
Fig. 9 shows in vivo results showing the effect of the extract of the invention on weight of mice infected with Influenza A virus;
Fig 10 shows in vivo results showing the effect of the extract of Hie
invention on weight of mice infected by Parainfluenza sendai virus;
Fig. 11a) and Fig 11(b) show a histogram showing death and relative weight of mice infected with Influenza A PR8 virus incubated with the CE
inhibitor;
Fig. 12(a) shows galactose elution of fraction from sepharose 4B -fraction (II) having antiviral activity;
Fig. 12(b) shows galactose elution of fraction from sepharose 4B -Fraction (n) having antiviral activity;
Fig. 12(c) shows galactose elution of fraction from sepharose 4B - Fraction (b) having antiviral activity;
Fig. 12(d) shows the optical density curve of the cinnamon extract
Fig. 13(a) shows the effect of me crude extract of the invention on HSV-1 infected Vero cells;
Fig. 13(b) shows me effect of varying concentrations of HSV-1 (on Vero cells) in response to a fixed amount of me extract of me invention;
Fig. 13(c) shows the effect of increasing amounts of the compound of the invention on fixed amounts of HSV-1 Vero infected cells;
Fig. 14(a) depicts changes in weight after i.n. administration of the inhibitor after viral infection in mice;
Fig. 14(b) depicts changes in weight after treatment with the inhibitor immediately or an hour after injection with 1he virus;
Fig. 14(c) depicts changes in weight of mice immunized i.n. by Sendai virus and the inhibitor before infecting the mice with naive Sendai virus;
Fig. 14(d) depicts changes in weight of mice immunized orally or s.c. with Sendai virus and me inhibitor before infecting the mice with naive Sendai virus.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A. Preparation of Active Extract
The active material was isolated by three steps as follows: a) the bark was purchased in the market and was ground into powder before it was stirred in aqueous phosphate buffer 0.01M-0.02M, pH 7.0, overnight The supernatant was separated by centrifugation and was used as me crude neutralizing extract; b) The active material in the crude extract was precipitated by KC1 0.15M or 0.08M MgC12, and the precipitate was dissolved in water or 0.01M phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (CE ppt); c) This solution was submitted onto column of sepharose 4B followed by a stepwise elution with phosphate buffer and various concentrations of galactose. The active antiviral material was eluted from the column by 0.15M galactose (Figs 12 a,b,c, fraction b or II).
B. Determination of Hemagglutinating unit (HAU) and Hemolytic activity
Hemagglutinating unit (HAD) was determined by using 0.4% washed human red blood cells. Viral hemolytic activity was tested in vitro in two successive steps: l)attachment of the free virus onto 1 ml of 4% washed human erythrocytes for15 minutes.at room temperature; 2) incubation in the infected cells in 37°C for 3hours followed by ceotrifugation. Hie hemolytic activity of the viruses was determined by measuring me absorbance of the supernatant at 540 ran.
C. Elution of active fractions
60 ml of crude extract were precipitated by MgCl2 0.08M or KC1 0.15M. The precipitate was dissolved in water or in O.OIM phosphate buffer and was submitted on 10 ml column of sepharose 4B pre-washed with phosphate buffer O.OIM, pH 7.0. After submission, me column was washed with the buffer followed by stepwise elution of galactose 0.15M, 0.3M, and various concentrations of acetonttrile, as shown in Figs. 12 a,b,c. The antiviral material was found in fraction b eluted from the column by 0.15M galactose (Fig. 12(c)) or fraction II in Fig. 12a, b.
Example 1: In vitro inhibition of hemolytic activity by Inflaera A by crude extract of the invention
"Various amounts of crude extract were incubated with 256 HAU samples of
Influenza A PR8 virus to test the inhibitory effect on me hemolytic activity of the virus, as described in the experimental procedure. Virus alone or me crude extract alone was used as controls. The results are shown in Fig. l(a).The hemolytic activity of the virus was totally inhibited by 250 μg of the crude extract
Example 2: In vitro inhibition of hemolytic activity of Sendai virus by the extract of the invention
Various amounts of crude extract were incubated with 256 HAU samples of
Sendai virus to test the inhibitory effect on me hemolytic activity of the virus, as described in the experimental procedure. Virus alone or the crude extract alone was used as controls. The results are shown in Fig l(b). The hemolytic activity of the virus was totally inhibited by 250 |og of the crude extract
Example 3; Maintenance of antiviral activity after time period, refrigeration and autoclave
The cinnamon extracts (CE) or autoclaved CE was kept at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 4 years before testing their ability to inhibit the hemolytic activity of Sendai Virus (S.V.). 200 ug of CE were mixed with 256 HAU of the virus and hemolysis was tested as described in the experimental procedures. The results are shown in Fig. 2. As can be seen, the antiviral activity of CE was maintained after all treatments although it lost some activity after autoclaving at 134°C.
Example 5: Inhibition of Influenza A PR8 by various fractions of the extract of the Invention treated with various reageats
Autoclaved CE fractions were incubated with 256 HAU of Influenza APRS
vinis at room temprature for 15 minutes After application oa human crythrocytes, the mixture was transferred to 37°C for 3 hours. The results ace shown in Fig. 3. 50-100 μg of each CE fractions was sufficient to inhibit the viral hemolytic activity. CE ppt (isolated fraction obtained by salting out with KCI 0.15M) expressed me strongest antiviral activity.
CE ppt was incubated with 0.01M or 0.1M HC1 and H2SO4 at room temperature for 3 hours followed by neutralization to pH 7 before examining its ability to neutralize the virus, as described in Fig. 3. The results after this treatment are shown in Fig. 4(a).
CE ppt was incubated with 0.01M or 0.1M NaOH at room temperature for 3 hours, followed by neutralization to pH 7, before examining its ability to inhibit the hemolytic activity of the virus, as described in Fig. 3. The results are shown in Fig. 4(b). The treated material remained partially active. CE ppt is me precipitated fraction obtained by salting out with KCI 0.15M
CE fractions were dialyzed against water before examining the antiviral activity as described in Fig. 3. The resuhs are shown in Fig. 5. The active material
in the CE fractions has a molecular weight greater than 10 KDa (the dialysis bag cut-off). Example 5: Inhibition of Influenza A PR8 by the extract of the Invention after incubation for various time periods
50-200 μg samples of 1he CE ppt fraction were incubated with the virus for
1-30 minutes at room temperature, before adding the erythrocytes. Hemorytic activity of the virus was determined as described in Fig. 3. The results are shown in Fig. 6(a). Short incubation (one minute) was sufficient to neutralize the virus.
50-200 μg samples of the CE ppt traction were incubated with the virus for 1 min. or 20 minutes at room temperature before adding the erythrocytes. Hemotytic activity of the virus was determined as described in Fig. 3. The results are shown in Fig. 6(b), Short incubation (one minute) was sufficient to neutralize the virus.
Example6; inhibition of influenza APR8 pre-absorbed onto erythrocytes
256 HAU of Influenza APRS vims were absorbed to human erythrocytes at room temperature before application of various CE fractions, and incubation at 37°C as described in methods. The results are shown in Fig. 7. Each of me CE fractions inhibited the hemolytic activity of the virus, although mis required at least two-fold amount of each traction compared to the direct interaction between the free vims and me CE fractions.
Two CE fractions were absorbed onto human erythrocytes, and the excess was washed twice with PBS before application of 256 HAU of Influenza A PR8 virus at room temperature and incubation at 37°C as described in methods. The results are shown in Fig, 8. Bom the refrigerated crude extract and the isolated fraction CE ppt protected the eaymrocytes from me hemorvtie activity of the virus, but CE ppt was more effective. The amount needed for me protections was 4-10 times higher man the amount that inhibited the virus by direct interaction.

Example 7: In vivo effect of treatment of the extract of the Invention on Influenza A infected mice
3.5 week old mice were injected Lv. (caudal vein) with 250 ul of PBS
containing 128 HAU of Influenza A virus alone or Influenza A mixed with 250 ug of the crude extract or me crude extract alone. The mice were weighed at 2-3 day intervals. The results are shown in Pig. 9. While the mice infected with the virus alone lost weight and most of mem died within 7-10 days, the mice injected with a mixture of the virus and the crude extract continued to gain weight almost on a level with those injected with the crude extract alone. Each group included 10 mice.
Examnle 8: in vivo effect of the extract of the invention on Sendai virus
3.5 week old mice were allowed to inhale 50 ul of water containing 64 HAU of Sendai virus alone, or virus mixed wim 125 μg of the etude extract, or the crude extract alone. Tbe mice were weighed at 2-3 day intervals. The results are shown in Fig. 10. While the mice infected wim me virus akne lost weignt and most of them died within 7-10 days, the mice treated internasally with a mixture of the virus and the crude extract recovered and gained weight Each group included 10 mice.
Example 9: In vivo effect of the extract of the invention on Influenza A PR8 infection
3.5 weeks old mice were injected into the caudal vein with 128 HAU of
Influenza A PR8 pre-incubated with 250 μg of me CE inhibitor for 30 minutes at room temperature. The mice were weighed every 2-3 days for 3 weeks. The results are shown in Figs. ll(a) and ll(b). Weight loss of over 2 gr. was marked as a weight loss event No deaths occurred among the mice infected wim the virus pre-incubated wim the inhibitor. Each group included 10 mice.
Example 10; Effect of the extract of the invention of HSV-1 infected Vero cells
100 PFU aliquots of HSV1 were mixed with 50 μg (B) of autoclaved CE ppt in 100 μl medium M-199 and immediately submitted on Vero cells in 24 wells plate. After 2 hours incubation at 37°C, 5% COz, each well was overlaid with additional one ml medium and the incubation continued 3 days. The cells were washed twice with PBS before fixation with methanol and staining with Giemsa.
The results are shown in Fig. 13(a). As can be seen in lane (A), cells with HSV alone were detached and washed from plate. Against this, cells with HSV mixed with 50 μg CE ppt were not affected, indicating that the extracts of the invention protected me Vero cells from HSV-1 infection.
50 )jg fixed aliquots of CE ppt were incubated with samples containing 102-106 PFU of HSV1 for 1 hour in 100 μl of medium M-199. Each sample was applied on confluent Vero ceil monolayer growth in 24 wells plate and the plate was incubated at 37°C, 5% CO, for 2 hows. One ml medium was added to each well and incubation continued 3 days. The cells were washed twice with PBS before fixation with medianol and staining with Giemsa.
Results are shown in Kg. 13(b). The lanes were as follows: A - itfPFUjB-103 PFU, C - 104 PFU (A-C - virus was totally inhibited); D - 10s PFU-Vmiswas partially inhibited; E - 106 PFU - Virus was hardly inhibited; F - 102 PFU of virus without inhibitor, cells were detached and washed from wells.
Aliquots containing 106 PFU of HSV1 were mixed with 50 μg - 400 ng of CE ppt in 100 ul medium M-199. Each mixture immediately submitted on confluent Vero cell monolayers in 24 cells plate. After 1 hour incubation at 37°C, 5% CQz, the cells from each well were overlaid with one ml M-199 and the incubation continued 3 days. The cells were washed twice with PBS before fixation with methanol and staining with Giemsa.
The results are shown in Fig. 13(c). The lanes were as follows: A - 106PFU
of virus without inhibitor, cells were detached and washed from wells; B - F: 106
various-amounts of CE ppt as follows; B-50μg c-100μg,D -200 μg, E - 300 μg, F - 400μg. There is direct correlation between inhibition and increasing amounts of the CE ppt
As can be seen from all these results the extract of the invention was able to protect Vero cells from the damaging effects caused by HSV-1 infection.
Example 11: Effects of the extract of the inveation on the weight loss of mice infected with virus
Three and a half week old mice were infected with 32HAU of Sendai virus which was pre-incubated for 20 minutes with 125μg of me CE ppt inhibitor or treated with the CE ppt immediately after mfecdon wim the virus. The mice were then weighed every 2-3 days during a 3-week period. As Fig. 14a shows, the two groups of mice which had been treated wdh the inhibitor started to gam weight 8 days post infection (P=Q.017). The control group which had not been treated with the inhibitor continued losing weight.
In a different experiment, 3.5-week old mice were infected mtemasalry with 32 HAU of Sendai virus and immediately thereafter treated with 125μg of the CE ppt inhibitor. A second group of mice was treated with the CE ppt inhibitor one hour post infection. The mice were weighed every 2-3 days for a period of 2.5 weeks. As Fig. 14b shows, Mice which had been treated wim the CE ppt inhibitor continued to gain weight whereas mice in the control group lost weight significantly (P= Example 12; Effect of die extract of the invention on die weight loss of immunized mice
In another set of experiments, immunization with the CE ppt inhibitor was tested. 3.5 week old mice were immunized intranasalry (Ln). with 32 HAU of Sendai virus mixed with 125μg of the CE ppt The controlled group received only water. Three weeks post immunization both groups of mice were infected with 64 HAIlofJhe.narye virus alone. The mice were wejgh^ every 2-3 days over a period of 40 days. As Fig. 14c shows, the immunized mice were not affected by the subsequent virus infection and kept gaining weight (P=0.013).
Similarly, two groups of mice were immunized 3 times by the Sendai virus mixed with the CE ppt inhibitor via two different routes of administration: oral and subcutaneousty (s.c) as shown in Fig. 14d. Two weeks after the third administration of the virus plus the CE ppt, the mice of both groups were infected with 80 HAU of the naive virus, as were the mice of the control group. The immunized mice were not affected by the subsequent virus infection and continued gaining weight Basically, no difference was observed between the mice to which the virus plus the CE ppt were administered orally or the mice which were administered s.c (P= Last of References:
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WE CLAIM:
1. A process for preparing an antiviral extract of cinnamon bark (Cinnamon
sp.) having antiviral activity against the enveloped viruses comprising the
steps of:
(i) grounding cinnamon bark into powder and stirring it into water or
an aqueous buffer at neutral pH to obtain a solution; (ii) centrifuging the solution obtained in (i) and separating a
supernatant; (iii) introducing a chloride salt such as herein described to the
supernatant of step (ii) to obtain a precipitate, (iv) dissolving the precipitate obtained in (iii) in water or buffer at an
essentially neutral pH; (v) loading the water or buffer solution comprising said precipitate on a
sepharose column; and (vi) eluting said solution with a suitable buffer or water and varying
concentrations of a saccharide. Wherein, the extract is characterized with a molecular weight ≥10kDa and absorption rate at 280nm between 15 and 20 O.D./mg.cm
2. A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said process comprising:
(i) grounding cinnamon bark into powder;
(ii) stirring the ground bark in an aqueous phosphate buffer 0.02M, pH
7.0; (iii) separating the supernatant by centrifugation to be used as the crude
neutralized extract (CE); (iv) precipitating the active ingredient in the crude extract by the addition
of 0.15M KC1 or 0.08M MgCl2; (v) dissolving the precipitate in water or 0.01 - 0.02M phosphate buffer
at pH 7.0; (vi) loading the solution onto a column of sepharose followed by elution
with phosphate buffer followed by galactose; and


(vii) eluting the active antiviral material from the column by water and/or 0.15-0.3M galactose.
3. A process as claimed in claim I, wherein said chloride salt is selected
from KC1, NaCl, MgCl2, SrCl2, CuCl2, or ZnCl2.
4. A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said enveloped virus is selected from Orthomyxoviruses, Paramyxoviruses, Herpesviruses, Retroviruses, Coronaviruses, Hepadnaviruses, Poxviruses, Togaviruses, Flaviviruses, Filoviruses, Rhabdoviruses, and Bunyaviruses.
5. A process as claimed in claim 4, wherein said enveloped virus is Influenza, Parainfluenza virus (Sendai) and HSV-1 virus.

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Patent Number 234258
Indian Patent Application Number 4149/DELNP/2006
PG Journal Number 25/2009
Publication Date 19-Jun-2009
Grant Date 13-May-2009
Date of Filing 19-Jul-2006
Name of Patentee RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
Applicant Address 32 HAIM LEVANON STREET, 69975 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 OVADIA, MICHAEL 36 HAR-ROTEM STREET, 44539 KFAR SABA, ISRAEL
PCT International Classification Number A61K 35/78
PCT International Application Number PCT/IL2004/001161
PCT International Filing date 2004-12-23
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 60/531,985 2003-12-24 U.S.A.