A Water Extract of Pueraria Lobata Inhibited Cytotoxicity of Enterovirus 71 in a Human Foreskin Fibroblast Cell Line

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) can cause brain encephalitis and mortality. However, effective vaccines or chemotherapeutic agents are not yet available. We tested the hypothesis that Pueraria lobata could inhibit the cytotoxic effect of EV71 in a human foreskin fibroblast cell line by the XTT method. Our res...

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Main Authors: Fu-Min Su, Jung-San Chang, Kuo-Chih Wang, Jih-Jin Tsai, Lien-Chai Chiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-10-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09700117