Luteolin-7-

Luteolin-7-

Frontiers in microbiology (2017-12-23)

Xiao-Xian Cui, Xiao Yang, Hui-Jing Wang, Xing-Yu Rong, Sha Jing, You-Hua Xie, Dan-Feng Huang, Chao Zhao

ABSTRACT

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in Asia and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major public health issue worldwide. Current treatment strategies for CHB are not satisfactory as they induce a low rate of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss. Extracts were prepared from lettuce hydroponically cultivated in solutions containing glycine or nitrate as nitrogen sources. The lettuce extracts exerted potent anti-HBV effects in HepG2 cell lines