The barrier that protects the undamaged gastroduodenal mucosa from autodigestion by
gastric juice is a dynamic multicomponent system. The major elements of this barrier are the …

Impressive evidence has accumulated over the past 12 years indicating that one of the
potentially important biophysical characteristics of mucus relates to its hydrophobic …

We recently showed that mucus from patients with ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory
disorder of the colon, is characterized by a low level of phosphatidylcholine (PC) while …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) causes approximately 4000 deaths/y and significant
morbidity among US-born preterm infants alone. Various combinations of inadequate tissue …

Reductive stress, characterised by an increased NADH: NAD+ ratio, may be as common and
as important a consequence of redox imbalance as oxidative stress. It may also be an …

Indirect evidence suggests that an abnormal increase in reducing power (reductive stress)
may be associated with abnormal clinical states. We have recently proposed that under such …

Background The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of two commercial feed
supplements, Egusin 250®[E-250] and Egusin SLH®[E-SLH], on gastric ulcer scores, gastric …

The protective capacities of fresh green (unripe) sweet bananas and of phosphatidylcholine
and pectin (banana ingredients) against acute (ethanol-or indomethacin-induced) and …

Encapsulation of indomethacin into egg phospha‐tidylcholine (EPC) monophasic vesicles
(MPV) or into stable plurilamellar vesicles (SPLV) before oral administration to rats …

The phospholipids (pronounced fos-fo-lipi-ids) are prime building blocks of life. 1 They are
found in humans, all animals, plants, and the simplest life forms. Some phospholipids are …