Glycyrrhizin as antiviral agent against Hepatitis C Virus
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Antiviral Activity of Glycyrrhizin against Hepatitis C Virus In Vitro
Glycyrrhizin (GL) has been used in Japan to treat patients with chronic viral hepatitis, as an anti-inflammatory drug to reduce serum alanine aminotransferase levels. GL is also known to exhibit various biological activities, including anti-viral effects, but the anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) effect of GL remains to be clarified. In this study, we demonstrated that GL treatment of HCV-infected H...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Translational Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1479-5876
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-9-112