[Advances in study on traditional Chinese medicine against biofims]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2010 Feb;35(4):521-4. doi: 10.4268/cjcmm20100426.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Biofilms can evade antibiotics and immune attacks, and become liable to induce drug resistance, and correspondingly cause chronic and recalcitrant infection. traditional Chinese medicine show special advantages in treatment of biofilm infection. The author reviewed the reports concerning the research progress of traditional Chinese medicine in treating biofilms in light of its own research in recent years, and summarized the research progress on traditional Chinese medicine intervening biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Physiological Phenomena / drug effects*
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Candida / drug effects
  • Candida / physiology*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use
  • Humans

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal