Korean Red Ginseng increases defective pol gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HIV-1–infected patients; inhibition of its detection during ginseng-based combination therapy

Background: We have reported that defective nef and gag genes are induced in HIV-1–infected patients treated with Korean Red Ginseng (KRG). Methods: To investigate whether KRG treatment and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) affect genetic defects in the pol gene, we amplified and sequence...

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Main Authors: Young Keol Cho, Jung-Eun Kim, Jun-Hee Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Ginseng Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S122684531930140X