Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant health problem facing the world. More than 170 million people are infected with HCV worldwide. HCV encodes a large polyprotein precursor that is processed into at least 10 distinct products including structural (core, E1 and E2) and non-structural (NS2, NS3, NS4A, NS4B, NS5A and NS5B). Besides its importance in virus replication, NS4A functions as a cofa...

Background Scutellaria baicalensis is an important medicinal plant used in China. Several compounds have been extracted from S. using modern techniques. Baicalin, active ingredient of baicalensis, widely clinically. However, its clinical use limited owing to poor oral bioavailability and intestinal absorption. Objectives To evaluate the anti-tumor effect baicalin magnesium salt (BA-MG, a novel ...