Oral Fucoidan Attenuates Lung Pathology and Clinical Signs in a Severe Influenza A Mouse Model
Fucoidans are known to be effective inhibitors of inflammation, and of virus binding and cellular entry.Undaria pinnatifida-derived fucoidan (UPF) was assessed in a severe influenza Vinegars A (H1N1, PR8) infection model in mice.Initially, UPF was gavaged at 3.52 mg daily in a treatment model.Gross lung pathology (consolidation) was significantly r