Plant extracts from blueberries inhibit viruses.
Plant extracts from blueberries inhibit viruses. Extracts from blueberries and blackcurrants prevent infection by measles and herpes viruses in cell cultures. Würzburg researchers were very surprised by this. For a long time, certain plant extracts and natural substances have been considered to strengthen the immune system or even promote healing in various diseases. These also include diseases caused by viruses. But how can such relationships be investigated and suitable active ingredient candidates identified for further testing with as little effort as possible? Researchers today use screening methods, for example, that can provide information on desired or undesired effects on biological cells "in vitro", i.e. outside a living organism. Standardized cell cultures are used so that the results are comparable and reproducible.
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