Chrysin protects mice from Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1551-1558

  Wang, J ^a   Qiu, J ^a   Dong, J ^a   Li, H ^a   Luo, M ^a   Dai, X ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Leng, B ^a   Niu, X ^a   Zhao, S ^b   Deng, X ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti virulence; Chrysin; Pneumonia; Staphylococcus aureus; haemolysin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BLOOD; MAMMALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-VIRULENCE; CELL INJURY; CHRYSIN; HAEMOLYSIS; MURINE MODEL; PNEUMONIA; REAL TIME RT-PCR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WESTERN BLOTS; Α-HEMOLYSIN;

FLAVONOIDS;

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; CHRYSIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

BACTERIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; RODENT; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOLYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA;

MURINAE; MUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 81255153662     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05170.x     Document Type: Article

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