Euphorbia thymifolia suppresses herpes simplex virus-2 infection by directly inactivating virus infectivity

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 346-349

  Yang, Chien Min ^a   Cheng, Hua Yew ^c   Lin, Ta Chen ^d   Chiang, Lien Chai ^b   Lin, Chun Ching ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TUNG FANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNGTAI INST HLTH SCI TECHNOL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 O galloyl 4; 6 (S) hexahydroxydiphenoyl D glucose; Ethyl acetate extract; Euphorbia thymifolia; Virucidal activity

Indexed keywords

3 O GALLOYL 4,6 HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENOYL DEXTRO GLUCOSE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACICLOVIR; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA THYMIFOLIA; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; VERO CELL; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUPHORBIA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; PLANT EXTRACTS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 20344402596     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04194.x     Document Type: Article

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