A Plant Extract of Ribes nigrum folium Possesses Anti-Influenza Virus Activity In Vitro and In Vivo by Preventing Virus Entry to Host Cells

Christina Ehrhardt; Sabine Eva Dudek; Magdalena Holzberg; Sabine Urban; Eike Roman Hrincius; Emanuel Haasbach; Roman Seyer; Julia Lapuse; Oliver Planz; Stephan Ludwig

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063657

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A Plant Extract of Ribes nigrum folium Possesses Anti-Influenza Virus Activity In Vitro and In Vivo by Preventing Virus Entry to Host Cells

Christina Ehrhardt,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology (IMV), Centre of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Sabine Eva Dudek,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology (IMV), Centre of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Magdalena Holzberg,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology (IMV), Centre of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Sabine Urban,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology (IMV), Centre of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Eike Roman Hrincius,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology (IMV), Centre of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Emanuel Haasbach,

Affiliation Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Roman Seyer,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology (IMV), Centre of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Julia Lapuse,

Affiliation Dr. Pandalis NatUrprodukte GmbH, Glandorf, Germany
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Oliver Planz,

Affiliation Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Stephan Ludwig

* E-mail: ludwigs@uni-muenster.de

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology (IMV), Centre of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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A Plant Extract of Ribes nigrum folium Possesses Anti-Influenza Virus Activity In Vitro and In Vivo by Preventing Virus Entry to Host Cells

Christina Ehrhardt,
Sabine Eva Dudek,
Magdalena Holzberg,
Sabine Urban,
Eike Roman Hrincius,
Emanuel Haasbach,
Roman Seyer,
Julia Lapuse,
Oliver Planz,
Stephan Ludwig

Published: May 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063657

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