Soyasapogenol, an aglycon of soyasaponin, ameliorates liver injury induced by concanavalin A in mice. A derivative of soyasapogenol, 22β-methoxyolean-12-ene-3β, 24(4β)-diol (ME3738), was reported to induce the gene expression of interferon (IFN)-β in hepatitis C virus replicon cells. The effect of