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An ethanol extract of Lysimachia mauritiana exhibits inhibitory activity against hepatitis E virus genotype 3 replication.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Dec 2017
Jin Seong Eun, Kim Jung-Eun, Kim Sun Yeou, Park Bang Ju, Song Yoon-Jae
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an etiological agent of acute hepatitis E, a self-limiting disease prevalent in developing countries. HEV can cause fulminant hepatic failure with high mortality rates in pregnant women, and genotype 3 is reported to trigger chronic hepatitis in immunocompromised individuals worldwide. Screening of plant extracts for compounds with potential anti-HEV effects led to the identification of...
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