Rehmmannia glutinosa polysaccharide exerts antiviral activity against pseudorabies virus and antioxidant activity

Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is an important pathogen harming the global pig industry. Vaccines available for swine cannot protect against PRV completely. Furthermore, no antiviral drugs are available to treat PRV infections. Rehmmannia glutinosa polysaccharide (RGP) possesses several medicinal properties. However, its antiviral activity is not reported. In the present study, we found that RGP can inhibit PRV/XJ5 infection by western blotting, immunofluorescent assay (IFA), and TCID