Tetrandrine

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28 Feb 2015

Researchers said the molecule called Tetrandrine has shown to be potent in inhibiting infection of human white blood cells in vitro or petri dish experiments and prevented Ebola in mice ... The team found Tetrandrine protected mice from disease without ......

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Chinese herb compound shows promise as treatment for Ebola: study

China Daily

27 Feb 2015

WASHINGTON - Tetrandrine, a compound common in Chinese traditional medicine, has been found effective in treating the deadly Ebola virus disease in mice, US and German researchers said Thursday ... Working with a group in Munich, Germany and Southwest Research Institute, Davey's team found Tetrandrine was the most potent blocker of TPCs in mice ... " These results indicate that Tetrandrine is highly effective against disease in mice."....

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Chinese herb blocks deadly Ebola virus, study shows

South China Morning Post

27 Feb 2015

Laboratory tests have shown the compound, tetrandrine, blocks infection of human white blood cells and prevented the disease in mice according to the study published in the journal Science ... The study showed that tetrandrine blocked these channels, effectively imprisoning the virus inside the "bubbles" so it could not actually infect the cell ... Tetrandrine is found in a root-like Chinese herb called fanji....

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Chinese herbal extract hailed as possible new treatment for Ebola

South China Morning Post

27 Feb 2015

The researchers said the compound, called tetrandrine, blocked infection of human white blood cells in lab dishes and prevented Ebola virus disease in lab mice ... Tetrandrine is derived from the root of a medicinal herb, Stephania tetrandra, commonly known as "han fang ji" ... The study showed that tetrandrine blocked these channels, effectively imprisoning the virus inside the “bubbles” so it could not actually infect the cell....

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Asian herb holds promise against Ebola

The Times of India

27 Feb 2015

Robert Davey, a scientist at the Texas biomedical research institute and his team found that Tetrandrine showed to be a potent small molecule inhibiting infection of human white blood cells in lab experiments. Tetrandrine is isolated from the root of Stephania tetrandra S ... They found Tetrandrine protected mice from disease without obvious side effects and was the best candidate for further animal testing ... ....

photo: UN / Martine Perret

Scene from the ambulance depot near the Western Area Emergency Response Center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 15 December, 2014. Ambulances have to be disinfected with chlorine after each trip carrying suspected Ebola cases.

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Asian herb derivative may help fight against Ebola

DNA India

27 Feb 2015

Tetrandrine protected mice from disease without obvious side effects, and appeared to be the most potent of the compounds tested....

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Compound from Chinese medicinal herb shows promise for Ebola

Reuters

26 Feb 2015

The researchers said the compound, called tetrandrine, blocked infection of human white blood cells in lab dishes and prevented Ebola virus disease in lab mice ... The study showed that tetrandrine blocked these channels, effectively imprisoning the virus inside the "bubbles" so it could not actually infect the cell ... Tetrandrine is derived from the root of a medicinal herb, Stephania tetrandra....

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Asian herb derivative could work against Ebola

Yahoo Daily News

26 Aug 2013

So far the research using the calcium channel blocker Tetrandrine, found in some Chinese and Japanese herbs, against Ebola has only been done in lab animals and in petri dishes ... Tetrandrine protected mice from disease without obvious side effects, and appeared to be the most potent of the compounds tested ... "We are cautiously optimistic....