Ge-Gen-Tang has anti-viral activity against human respiratory syncytial virus in human respiratory tract cell lines

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 305-310

  Chang, Jung San ^a,b   Wang, Kuo Chih ^a   Shieh, Den En ^c   Hsu, Fen Fang ^d   Chiang, Lien Chai ^e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAI SUAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ge Gen Tang; Kakkon to; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA INTERFERON; CHINESE DRUG; GE GEN TANG EXTRACT; HEPARIN; RIBAVIRIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS ENTRY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; INTERFERON-BETA; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS INTERNALIZATION;

HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; HYDRANGEA RINGSPOT VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 83555165216     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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