In vitro inhibitory effects of tea polyphenols on the proliferations of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 143-145

  Yamazaki, Tsutomu ^a,b   Inoue, Miyuki ^a   Sasaki, Nozomu ^a   Hagiwara, Toshikatsu ^b   Kishimoto, Toshio ^b   Shiga, Sadashi ^b   Ogawa, Motohiko ^b   Hara, Yukihiko ^c   Matsumoto, Takaaki ^d  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^c Mitsui Norin Co ^*  (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLOCATECHIN; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL CULTURE; CELL INCLUSION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; INOCULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; TEA;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAVONOIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; TEA;

EID: 0344392968     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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