Aloe-emodin is an interferon-inducing agent with antiviral activity against Japanese encephalitis virus and enterovirus 71

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-359

  Lin, Cheng Wen ^a,b,c   Wu, Chia Fang ^b,c   Hsiao, Nai Wan ^d   Chang, Ching Yao ^c   Li, Shih Wein ^a   Wan, Lei ^b   Lin, Ying Ju ^b   Lin, Wei Yong ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aloe emodin; Enterovirus 71; Interferon signalling; Japanese encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

2',5' OLIGOISOADENYLATE SYNTHASE; ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; ALOE EMODIN; ARECOLINE; CATECHIN; CINNAMIC ACID; DAIDZEIN; HESPERETIN; INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN KINASE; RESVERATROL; RNA; SCOPOLETIN; SHIKONIN; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROVIRUS 71; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ALOE; ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE; ENTEROVIRUS A, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLAQUE ASSAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 50549094449     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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