Carrageenan - HY-125474

Carrageenan is an antiviral and anticancer agent. Carrageenan inhibits herpes simplex virus (HSV), HIV, and hepatitis A virus (HAV) by directly binding to the viral capsid to block the attachment of viruses such as HPV to HSPG factors on the cell surface. Carrageenan delays and arrests cell cycle progression, exhibits cytotoxicity against HeLa cancer cells, and can be applied to studies related to cervical cancer, genital warts, hepatitis A, and other conditions. Carrageenan also induces acute non-immune inflammation, triggers a three-phase inflammatory response involving the release of multiple proinflammatory mediators, and causes persistent edema, hyperalgesia, and neutrophil recruitment in mice[1][2][3].