Dual action of highbush blueberry proanthocyanidins on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and the host inflammatory response

Dual action of highbush blueberry proanthocyanidins on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and the host inflammatory response

Abstract Background The highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) has a beneficial effect on several aspects of human health. The present study investigated the effects of highbush blueberry proanthocyanidins (PACs) on the virulence properties of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and macrophage-...

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Main Authors: Amel Ben Lagha, Geneviève LeBel, Daniel Grenier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Blueberry
Cytokine
Keratinocyte
Leukotoxin
Macrophages
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-2072-x

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