Dosage effect on uropathogenic Escherichia coli anti-adhesion activity in urine following consumption of cranberry powder standardized for proanthocyanidin content: a multicentric randomized double blind study

B. Howell, Amy; Botto, Henry; Combescure, Christophe; Blanc‐Potard, Anne‐Béatrice; Gausa, Lluís; Matsumoto, Tetsuro; Tenke, Péter; Sotto, Albert; Lavigne, Jean-Philippe

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-94

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Dosage effect on uropathogenic Escherichia coli anti-adhesion activity in urine following consumption of cranberry powder standardized for proanthocyanidin content: a multicentric randomized double blind study

Published in BMC Infectious Diseases • Apr 14, 2010

Authors:

Amy B. Howell

Henry Botto

Christophe Combescure

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ingestion of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) has traditionally been utilized for prevention of urinary tract infections. The proanthocyanidins (PACs) in cranberry, in particular the A-type linkages have been implicated as important inhibitors of primarily P-fimbriated E. coli adhe...

Subject

CRANBERRY JUICE

Proanthocyanidin

Urine

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