Thymus vulgaris L. and thymol assist murine macrophages (RAW 264.7) in the control of in vitro infections by Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans.
Jonatas Rafael de OliveiraLeandro Wagner FigueiraFábia Lugli SperVanessa Marques MeccattiSamira Esteves Afonso CamargoLuciane Dias de OliveiraPublished in: Immunologic research (2018)
Phagocytosis of S. aureus by RAW 264.7 was enhanced with thymol Thyme enhanced the phagocytosis of P. aeruginosa by RAW 264.7 Plant products provided immunoregulation of inflammatory cytokines Production of nitric oxide was improved with the treatments in bacterial infections.