Abstract:Various anti-viral agents, e.g., interferon, have recently been used for the treatment of viral hepatitis. In the present study, duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) was cultured in vitro and the anti-DHBV effects of acyclovir (ACV) and vidarabin 5'-monophosphate (VMP) were studied. The portal perfusion method was applied to the livers of 7-day-old white ducks weighing 100 g, bred in Japan, and hepatocytes were infected with DHBV in vitro. Duck hepatocytes infected with DHBV were cultured in medium containing ACV or … Show more
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