Experiment 634981

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismVaccinium macrocarpon (ERICACEAE)
CitationKERR,KG:. (1999). CRANBERRY JUICE AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTION.. 353(9153)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCRANBERRY JUICE HAS BEEN STUDIED IN ELDER WOMEN AND SHOWN TO REDUCE BACTERIURIA AND PYURIA. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT CRANBERRIES CONTAIN FRUCTOSE THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH ADHESION OF FIMBRIATED ESCHERICHIA COLI (E.COLI) TO UROEPITHELIUM. ALSO, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT IT INHIBITS ADHERENCE OF P-FIMBRICATED E. COLI.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractFRUIT JUICE
GenderFEMALE