Dietary fibers, including pectin, have been shown to exert a favorable effect on a wide
spectrum of pathological conditions. Their positive influence on human health is explained …

OBJECTIVE: The potential effect of a long-term intake of resistant starch on colonic
fermentation and on gut morphologic and immunologic indices of interest in bowel …

The gut microbiota has been shown critical for mucosal adjuvant activity of cholera toxin
(CT), a potent mucosal adjuvant. However, the mechanisms involved remain largely …

Porphyran is a major component of the red algae, Porphyra tenera and P. yezoensis, which
are processed into a sheet type of dried food,“Nori”. Porphyran has been reported to activate …

Background Control and eradication of intestinal infections caused by protozoa are
important biomedical challenges worldwide. Prophylactic control of coccidiosis has been …

Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity of hetero-chitooligosaccharides
(hetero-COSs) prepared from partially different deacetylated chitosans was investigated …

Gut-associated lymphoid tissue maintains mucosal homeostasis by combating pathogens
and inducing a state of hyporesponsiveness to food antigens and commensal bacteria …

Chitosan is a polymer derived from the partial deacetylation of chitin with particular
characteristics, such as mucoadhesiveness, tolerability, biocompatibility and …

The study was conducted to elucidate the effects of orally administered indigestible
saccharides (IDS) on immunoresponse Page 1 J Nutr Sci Vitaminoi, 1999, 45, 173-181 …

Gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) maintains mucosal homeostasis by counteracting
pathogens and inducing a state of nonresponsiveness when it receives signals from food …