Inhibition of adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to human epithelial cells by berry juice polyphenolic fractions

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 828-832

  Toivanen, Marko ^a   Huttunen, Sanna ^a   Lapinjoki, Seppo ^a   Tikkanen Kaukanen, Carina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

antiadhesion; antibacterial; berry polyphenols; epithelial cells; meningococci

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTHOCYANIN; POLYPHENOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BILBERRY; CELL CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANBERRY JUICE; CROWBERRY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMPETRUM HERMAPRODITUM; EMPETRUM NIGRUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LINGONBERRY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM OXYCOCCOS;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ERICACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; VACCINIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMPETRUM; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 79957852148     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3349     Document Type: Article

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