PTGS2 and infection: Proinflammatory enzymes and cytokines, such as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), are produced by HCV gene expression upon infection, and the suppression of these specific enzymes and cytokines are found from phenolic compounds found in green tea, many of which are also present in the plants of the Salicornia genus [123].