Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of Apis mellifera honey on the Helicobacter pylori infection of Wistar rats gastric mucosa

Abstract Considering that Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium able to colonize the upper gastrointestinal tract and cause mucosal injury, not always can be effectively eradicated by the traditional approaches, there is an interest in alternative therapies until a vaccine be available. Honey is a food s...

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Main Authors: Thiago Yamamoto AMARAL, Igor Gomes PADILHA, Gustavo Alvares PRESÍDIO, Edmo Arruda Aguiar Sobreira da SILVEIRA, Alysson Wagner Fernandes DUARTE, Ana Paula Fernandes BARBOSA, Antônio Fernando de Souza BEZERRA, Ana Maria Queijeiro LÓPEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612017005008104&lng=en&tlng=en