Study on the Activity of Flavonoids Extracted from Mallotus apelta against Duck Hepatitis B Virus / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To study the activity of flavonoids WF extracted from Mallotus apelta against duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV).METHODS: One-day-old ducklings were infected with DHBV.7 days later the DHBV-infectious model was established successfully.The model ducklings were administrated with WF of 75 and 150 mg?kg-1 or lamivudine of 50 mg?kg-1 b.i.d.via i.g.gtt for 10 days consecutively.Serums were collected at 5th and 10th day after drug administration and 3th days after drug withdrawal.The level of DHBV-DNA in serum was detected by dot-blotting hybridization test.RESULTS: 75 and 150 mg?kg-1 WF reduced the level of DHBV-DNA significantly(P