[Evaluation of antiviral effects of sumac [Rhus coriaria L.] fruit extract on acyclovir resistant Herpes simplex virus type 1]

ABSTRACT

Background: Herpes simplex virus type 1 [HSV-1] is a common virus in human. The rate of drug resistance is increasing in HSV-1. In this study, anti-viral effects of Rhus coriaria L. fruit extract was evaluated against acyclovir resistant HSV-1 before, during and after the infection of Hela cell line