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Sodium butyrate inhibits pathogenic yeast growth and enhances the functions of macrophages.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2011
Nguyen Long Nam, Lopes Livia Cristina Liporagi, Cordero Radames J B, Nosanchuk Joshua D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that is produced by several human commensal bacteria, such as Clostridium and Lactobacillus species. Butyrate is also known to inhibit histone deacetylase. In this study we assessed the antifungal activity of sodium butyrate (SB) against the human pathogenic yeasts Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis and Cryptococcus neoformans. METHODS: The growth and virulence...
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