Antiviral Effect of Matrine against Human Enterovirus 71
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Determination of the Number of Viral RNA Copies by qRT-PCR in RD Cells
2.2. Matrine Reduced the Mortality of Mice upon Lethal EV71 Challenge
3. Experimental
3.1. Reagents
3.2. Cells and Viruses
3.3. Determination of the Number of Viral RNA Copies by qRT-PCR in RD Cells
3.4. Mouse Protection Assay
3.5. Determination of the Viral Load
3.6. Statistics
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Yang, Y.; Xiu, J.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, L.; Yan, K.; Qin, C.; Liu, J. Antiviral Effect of Matrine against Human Enterovirus 71. Molecules 2012, 17, 10370-10376. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules170910370
Yang Y, Xiu J, Zhang X, Zhang L, Yan K, Qin C, Liu J. Antiviral Effect of Matrine against Human Enterovirus 71. Molecules. 2012; 17(9):10370-10376. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules170910370
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Yajun, Jinghui Xiu, Xu Zhang, Liangfeng Zhang, Kai Yan, Chuan Qin, and Jiangning Liu. 2012. "Antiviral Effect of Matrine against Human Enterovirus 71" Molecules 17, no. 9: 10370-10376. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules170910370