Glycyrrhizin inhibits influenza A virus uptake into the cell

Antiviral Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-178

  Wolkerstorfer, Andrea ^a   Kurz, Harald ^a   Bachhofner, Nicole ^a   Szolar, Oliver H J ^a  

^a Onepharm Research and Development GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Glycyrrhizin; Influenza A virus; Virus uptake

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; VIRUS RECEPTOR; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ENDOCYTOSIS; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SUPERNATANT; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTINATION; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; VIRUS INTERNALIZATION;

GLYCYRRHIZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 67349169731     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: 18729096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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