Description
Cefaclorisasecondgenerationβ-lactamcephalosporinantibiotic.Cefaclorexhibitsantibacterialefficacyagainstgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteria,inhibitingpenicillinbindingproteinstopreventpeptidoglycansynthesisandbacterialcellwallformation.Cefacloralsodisplaysimmunomodulatoryandgastrointestinalmotilitymodulatingactivities.CefaclorenhancesphagocytosisandbactericidalactivityofgranulocytesandmacrophagesandincreasesTlymphocyteactivity.Additionally,thiscompoundslowsgastricemptyingandintestinaltransitbystimulatingreleaseofcholestocystokinin(CCK).
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