Antiviral activity of glycyrrhizin against hepatitis C virus in vitro.

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...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Tomokazu Matsuura, Haruyo Aoyagi, Mami Matsuda, Su Su Hmwe, Tomoko Date, Noriyuki Watanabe, Koichi Watashi, Ryosuke Suzuki, Shizuko Ichinose, Kenjiro Wake, Tetsuro Suzuki, Tatsuo Miyamura, Takaji Wakita, Hideki Aizaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3715454?pdf=render

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