Infeksi virus dengue (DENV) masih merupakan masalah di seluruh wilayah Indonesia. Diperkirakan sebanyak 2,5 juta jiwa rentan terinfeksi DENV. Telah diupayakan kontrol transmisi DENV namun tidak dapat menekan transmisi penyakit. Terapi definitif dengue belum ada, padahal kadar virus dalam tubuh berhubungan dengan keluaran keparahan penyakit. Oleh sebab itu, penanganan infeksi DENV dititikberatkan pada antiviral dan vaksin. Achyranthes aspera merupakan tanaman obat yang diketahui mengandung alkaloid, sterol, triterpene, flavonoid, dan kumarin. Tanaman ini menunjukkan aktivitas antibakteri, antifungsi, antioksidan dan antiviral terhadap Epstein Barr Virus. Penelitian ini akan memperlihatkan efek ekstrak daun Achyranthes aspera terhadap replikasi DENV in vitro dengan mencari IC50,CC50, dan Selectivity Index (SI). Sel Huh7it-1 diinfeksikan dengan DENV yang telah diberi ekstrak dengan berbagai konsentrasi: 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320 μg/ml. Nilai IC50 didapatkan menggunakan metode Focus Assay, sementara CC50 dengan uji MTT. Data kemudian dianalisis dengan uji Kruskall-Wallis. Hasil analisis menunjukkan IC50 ekstrak sebesar 43,29 μg/ml dan CC50 sel tidak terinfeksi sebesar 239,69 μg/ml. Kemudian didapatkan Indeks Selektivitas sebesar 5,53. Hasil uji kemaknaan menunjukkan semua konsentrasi terdapat perbedaan kecuali konsentrasi 20 dan 10 μg/ml. Kesimpulannya, ekstrak daun Achyranthes aspera menunjukkan efek inhibisi terhadap replikasi DENV dan tidak bersifat toksik terhadap sel pada konsentrasi inhibisi, sehingga dapat dikembangkan sebagai antiviral dimasa mendatang.

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Dengue virus (DENV) infection is still a major problem in almost all area of Indonesia. Approximately, 2.5 billion people are vulnerable to be infected. The efforts to control DENV transmission had been done but they are not enough. The amount of virus infecting the body has a positive correlation with the severity of the disease yet definitive therapy has not yet been found. Thus, treatments developed for dengue are mainly focusing on antivirals and vaccines.

Achyranthes aspera is a medicinal plant which contains alkaloid, sterol, triterpene, flavonoid, and coumarine. Previous studies show that the plant has antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant activities as well as antiviral to Epstein Barr Virus.

This research was conducted to evaluate the antiviral potency of Achyranthes aspera through IC50, CC50, and Selectivity Index (SI). Huh7it-1 cells were infected with DENV which had been mixed with extracts in various concentration: 10,20,40,80,160,320 μg/ml. IC50 was determined by Focus Assay while MTT test was used to determine CC50. Data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis test.

The results showed the IC50 and CC50 of the extract were 43.29 μg/ml and 239.69 μg/ml respectively and Selectivity Index 5.53. There was a significant difference (p<0,05) in all concentrations except 20 and 10 μg/ml. The leaf extract of Achyranthes aspera showed inhibition against DENV replication and was not toxic for cells. Thus, it could be developed as antivirals in the future.