Efficacy of Brazilian Propolis against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection in Mice and Their Modes of Antiherpetic Efficacies

Table 3

Anti-HSV-1 activity of propolis extracts in Vero cells.

	EC50 (μg/mL)	CC50 (μg/mL)	CC50/EC50
AF-06	61.0±0.2^∗	93.9±1.8	1.5
AF-07	51.4±1.3^∗	82.0±0.3	1.6
AF-08	>50	43.4±2.6	<0.9
ACV	0.48±0.05	>30	>62.5

Values are mean ± SEM of three independent experiments.
^∗𝑃<.05 versus CC₅₀ by Student’s 𝑡-test.