牙龈病是成年人中的常见病,严重的情况下被称为牙周炎,需要抗生素治疗。但现在研究人员发现,野生蓝莓提取物有助于防止牙斑的形成。发表在ACS的《农业与食品化学》杂志上的一篇报告得出了治疗牙周炎并减少抗生素使用的新方法。Daniel Grenier及同事想看看蓝莓多酚——可以对抗食源性致病菌,是否也可以帮助 Gum disease is a common disease in adults and in severe cases is called periodontitis and requires antibiotic treatment. But now researchers have found that wild blueberry extract helps prevent plaque formation. A report published in the ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found new ways to treat periodontitis and reduce the use of antibiotics. Daniel Grenier and colleagues wanted to see if blueberry polyphenols could fight food-borne pathogens and help