MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Blocking toxin function and modulating the gut microbiota: caffeic acid phenethyl ester as a potential treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection
Yan Guo, Yong Zhang, Guizhen Wang…·Jiazhang Qiu
This study identifies caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) as an inhibitor of TcdB, a key toxin in Clostridioides difficile infection, showing reduced pathology and microbiota modulation in mice.
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