Aqueous Extract of the Edible Gracilaria tenuistipitata Inhibits Hepatitis C Viral Replication via Cyclooxygenase-2 Suppression and Reduces Virus-Induced Inflammation

• Kuan-Jen Chen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kuan-Jen Chen, Chin-Kai Tseng

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chin-Kai Tseng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kuan-Jen Chen, Chin-Kai Tseng

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Fang-Rong Chang,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Jin-Iong Yang,

  Affiliation Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chi-Chen Yeh,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Wei-Chun Chen,

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Shou-Fang Wu,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Hsueh-Wei Chang,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Jin-Ching Lee

  Affiliations Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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