Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2011; 17(13): 1694-1700
Published online Apr 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i13.1694
Legalon-SIL downregulates HCV core and NS5A in human hepatocytes expressing full-length HCV
Marjan Mehrab-Mohseni, Hossein Sendi, Nury Steuerwald, Sriparna Ghosh, Laura W Schrum, Herbert L Bonkovsky
Marjan Mehrab-Mohseni, Hossein Sendi, Nury Steuerwald, Sriparna Ghosh, Laura W Schrum, Herbert L Bonkovsky, The Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Center, Cannon Research Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
Hossein Sendi, Nury Steuerwald, Laura W Schrum, Herbert L Bonkovsky, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, United States
Herbert L Bonkovsky, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Author contributions: Mehrab-Mohseni M performed the research and drafted the paper; Sendi H assisted in the research and revision of the paper; Steuerwald N provided advice regarding the performance of the research; Ghosh S assisted in the the research; Schrum LW provided advice on the the research and revised and contributed to the writing of the paper; Bonkovsky HL designed the research and revised and contributed to the writing of the paper.
Supported by NIH grants R01-DK38825 and contracts N01-DK92326, and U01-DK065201 (Bonkovsky HL)
Correspondence to: Herbert L Bonkovsky, MD, Vice President for Research, The Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Center, Cannon Research Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203, United States. herbert.bonkovsky@carolinas.org
Telephone: +1-704-3553959 Fax: +1-704-3557648
Received: October 22, 2010
Revised: December 22, 2010
Accepted: December 29, 2010
Published online: April 7, 2011
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