Epigallocatechin gallate inhibits hepatitis B virus infection in human liver chimeric mice

• Main Authors: Yu-Heng Lai (Author), Cheng-Pu Sun (Author), Hsiu-Chen Huang (Author), Jui-Chieh Chen (Author), Hui-Kang Liu (Author), Cheng Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and constitutes a major worldwide health problem. Currently, anti-HBV drugs are limited to peginterferon and nucleos(t)ide analogs, which are costly and have considerable side effects...