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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Gum Arabic Increases Phagocytosis of

Christin Freibrodt, Shima Baien, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede, Nicole de Buhr, Roland Nau, Jana Seele

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Christin FreibrodtDepartment of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Shima BaienDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany.
Maren von Köckritz-BlickwedeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7712-9767
Nicole de BuhrDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4516-7838
Roland NauDepartment of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8316-995X
Jana SeeleDepartment of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.

Funding

German Society for Geriatrics not applicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGum arabic, a polysaccharide exudate from

methodsUsing whole-blood samples from young (20-35 years) and older (>80 years) healthy volunteers (each group n = 10), the effect of an aqueous solution of GA on phagocytosis of

resultsThe GA concentration tested (20 mg/mL) did not affect the viability of eukaryotic cells. Phagocytosis of

conclusionsThese data encourage the isolation of active compounds of GA and the initiation of clinical trials addressing the preventive effect of GA on bacterial infections.

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Acacia senegal (L.) Willdenow treebactericidal effectgum arabicIL-6phagocytosisTNF-α

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PMID38927149
PMCPMC11201184

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