1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cell Cultures, Viral Infections
2.2. Cell Treatment
2.3. Viral Titration
2.4. Cytotoxicity Assay
2.5. In Cell Western Assay
2.6. IL-6 Quantification
2.7. Protein Extraction and Western Blot Analysis
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Polydatin and A5+ Are Toxic on Vero E6 Cells Only at Higher Concentrations
3.2. A5+ Compound Inhibits Influenza A Virus Replication
3.3. A5+ Compound Reduces IL-6 Production in Influenza A Virus-Infected Cells
3.4. A5+ Treatment Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Replication When Added after Infection
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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