Novel anti-infective potential of salvianolic acid B against human serious pathogen Neisseria meningitidis

Conclusions: Our results indicate that plant SA-B may prevent meningococcal infections by inhibiting meningococcal binding and may thus have an impact on the amount of nasopharyngeal carriers of N. meningitidis. This may prevent the spreading of meningococcal infections between humans. One could conclude that SA-B and its source dried radix S. miltiorrhizae, which is an important part of Chinese folk medicine, could be valuable candidates for further research in meningococcal disease prevention.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Source Type: research