In vivo investigation of antimicrobial effects of cinnamaldehyde using immunosuppressed ICR mice with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

ConclusionCinnamaldehyde has a significant influence on the integrity of 1,3-β-D-glucans in the pulmonary A. fumigatus cell wall, but the cell membrane is unaffected, suggesting that cinnamaldehyde has unique antifungal properties depending on its action against the 1,3-β-D-glucans on the pulmonary A. fumigatus cell wall.
Source: Chinese Herbal Medicines - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research