A Kampo (traditional Japanese herbal) medicine, Hochuekkito, pretreatment in mice prevented influenza virus replication accompanied with GM-CSF expression and increase in several defensin mRNA levels. [electronic resource]
- Pharmacology 2013
- 314-21 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1423-0313
10.1159/000350188 doi
Animals Antiviral Agents--pharmacology Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid--immunology Cell Line Cytokines--immunology Defensins--genetics Dogs Drugs, Chinese Herbal--pharmacology Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor--immunology Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype--drug effects Lung--drug effects Male Medicine, Kampo Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Orthomyxoviridae Infections--drug therapy RNA, Messenger--metabolism Virus Replication--drug effects