FIGURE 5.
Proposed model illustrating the mechanisms of inhibition activity of GSE on HCV replication and HCV-induced inflammation response. GSE suppresses HCV replication by down-regulating the COX-2 expression through reducing the NF-κB and MAPK/ERK/JNK signaling pathways. Moreover, GSE significantly reduced the virus-induced inflammation response upon HCV infection or oncogenic viral protein overexpression.