Anti-hepatitis B virus activity of Boehmeria nivea leaf extracts in human HepG2.2.15 cells
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The Anti-hepatitis B Virus Activity of Boehmeria nivea Extract in HBV-viremia SCID Mice
Boehmeria nivea extract (BNE) is widely used in southern Taiwan as a folk medicine for hepato-protection and hepatitis treatment. In previous studies, we demonstrated that BNE could reduce the supernatant hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in HBV-producing HepG2 2.2.15 cells. In the present study, we established an animal model of HBV viremia and used it to validate the efficacy of BNE in vivo. In thi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2049-9434,2049-9442
DOI: 10.3892/br.2013.205