C J Martel-Benítez, R Alayón-Afonso, D Padilla Castillo, F J Chamizo-López, M Isabel García-Laorden, A Espinosa de Los Monteros Y Zayas, J C Rivero-Vera, P Nogueira Salgueiro, F Real, A Bordes-Benítez, A Martel Quintana, C Almeida Peña, C Domínguez Cabrera, J M González-Martín, J Martín Caballero, R Frías Beneyto, Jesús Villar, J L Martín-Barrasa
Curdlan, a β-1,3/1,6-glucan found in Alcaligenes faecalis (A. faecalis) wall, activates innate and humoral immunity. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether pretreated rats with A. faecalis A12C could prevent sepsis disturbances and identify the immunomodulatory mechanisms involved. Experiments occurred in two stages: a survival study with 16 rats randomly divided into septic (SC) (n = 8) and septic pretreated (SA) (n = 8) groups and 45 rats divided into four groups: healthy (AGUSAN) (n = 9), septic (AGUIC) (n = 13), septic pretreated (AGUIA) (n = 14), and healthy pretreated (AGUSTO) (n = 9)...
April 26, 2024: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins