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Green Tea Extract Could Combat HIV Virus

April 2, 2009: 12:46 PM EST
A green tea polyphenol could help to curb the transmission of AIDS if used in vaginal creams to supplement antiretroviral drugs. Researchers at Germany's University of Heidelberg said that the compound, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), can neutralize a protein in sperm that carries the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Use of the green tea extract could be a “simple and affordable prevention method" to guard against HIV transmission, the researchers said.
Ilona Haubera, Heinrich Hohenberga, Barbara Holstermanna, Werner Hunsteinb, and Joachim Haubera, "The main green tea polyphenol counteracts semen-mediated enhancement of HIV infection", PNAS, April 02, 2009, © National Academy of Sciences
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