Sodium butyrate inhibits pathogenic yeast growth and enhances the functions of macrophages.

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 pat...

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Published in:Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC) Vol. 66; no. 11; pp. 2573 - 2581
Main Authors: Nguyen LN, Lopes LC, Cordero RJ, Nosanchuk JD, Nguyen, Long Nam, Lopes, Livia Cristina Liporagi, Cordero, Radames J B, Nosanchuk, Joshua D
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Nov2011
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