Can Green Tea Preventing Hepatitis C

Flavonoids found in a green tea can prevent hepatitis C virus (HCV) into liver. Researchers from Germany revealed epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) found in a green tea may prevent the entry of hepatitis C after liver transplantation (liver replacement).

The investigators suggest that EGCG can inhibit HCV cell entry by acting on host cells (host) as a protector. Pretreatment of cells with EGCG did not reduce infection, but can inhibit the spread of HCV.

"EGCG in green tea inhibit HCV cell entry of the virus," Ciesek added,

HCV infection can lead to chronic hepatitis or primary liver cancer. According to WHO data, the disease affects 170 million people around the world. While this is a widely applied standard treatment is the use of interferon with ribavirin and protease inhibitors. But unfortunately, this new way to remove a small Part of infections in patients. Patients generally have not been able to respond to this therapy.