A lemon myrtle extract inhibits glucosyltransferases activity of Streptococcus mutans
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Induction of cytokines by glucosyltransferases of streptococcus mutans.
Production of proinflammatory cytokines is implicated in the pathogenesis of viridans streptococcus-induced alpha-streptococcal shock syndrome and infective endocarditis. Streptococcus mutans, one of the opportunistic pathogens causing infective endocarditis, was reported previously to stimulate monocytes and epithelial and endothelial cells in vitro to produce various cytokines. We found that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0916-8451,1347-6947
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2018.1478714