Capsaicin protects mice from community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.

Capsaicin protects mice from community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.

BACKGROUND: α-toxin is one of the major virulence factors secreted by most Staphylococcus aureus strains, which played a central role in the pathogenesis of S. aureus pneumonia. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of capsaicin on the production of α-toxin by community-associated meth...

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Main Authors: Jiazhang Qiu, Xiaodi Niu, Jianfeng Wang, Yan Xing, Bingfeng Leng, Jing Dong, Hongen Li, Mingjing Luo, Yu Zhang, Xiaohan Dai, Yonghuang Luo, Xuming Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3299732?pdf=render

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