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Silibinin and related compounds are direct inhibitors of hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2010
Ahmed-Belkacem Abdelhakim, Ahnou Nazim, Barbotte Laetitia, Wychowski Czeslaw, Pallier Coralie, Brillet Rozenn, Pohl Ralf-Torsten, Pawlotsky Jean-Michel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Silymarin is a mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the milk thistle. Silymarin contains several molecules, including silibinin A, silibinin B, isosilibinin A, isosilibinin B, silicristin, and silidianin. Intravenous infusion of silibinin induces dose-dependent reduction of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels. The aim of this study was to test the principal isomers contained in silymarin...
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