Inhibition of Infectious Diseases by Components from Aloe Vera

Norimitsu TAMURA; Tadashi YOSHIDA; Kazuhiro MIYAJI; Yoshiko SUGITA-KONISHI; Makoto HATTORI

doi:10.1271/bbb.80765

Food & Nutrition Science Notes

Inhibition of Infectious Diseases by Components from Aloe Vera

Norimitsu TAMURA, Tadashi YOSHIDA, Kazuhiro MIYAJI, Yoshiko SUGITA-KONISHI, Makoto HATTORI

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Keywords: Aloe vera, intestinal infection, innate immunity, macrophage

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2009 Volume 73 Issue 4 Pages 950-953

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.80765

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Abstract

The ability to eliminate Escherichia coli K-12 from the peritoneal cavity in the early stage of infection (48 h) was improved by the pre-administration of an aloe sample to BALB/c mice. Our results suggest that the aloe sample could inhibit infectious diseases by stimulating the host defense mechanism, especially the phagocytic and killing activities of macrophages.

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