The potential roles of natural plant polysaccharides in inflammatory bowel disease: A review

W Yang, P Zhao, X Li, L Guo, W Gao - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a long-term chronic disease, about 20% of IBD patients
deteriorate to colorectal cancer. Currently, there is no radical cure for IBD. Natural plant …

Health-promoting effects of konjac glucomannan and its practical applications: A critical review

RD Devaraj, CK Reddy, B Xu - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Konjac glucomannan (KGM) is a dietary fiber hydrocolloidal polysaccharide isolated from
the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac. Over the last few decades, the purified KGM has been …

Konjac glucomannan, a promising polysaccharide of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch in health care

SS Behera, RC Ray - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent year, konjac glucomannan (KGM) has attracted more attention due to its non-
harmful and non-toxic properties, good biocompatibility, biodegradability and hydrophilic …

Polysaccharides: bowel health and gut microbiota

M Ho Do, YS Seo, HY Park - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Polysaccharides that contain many sugar monomers include starch and non-starch
polysaccharides (NSPs) together with resistant starch (RS). Dietary polysaccharides are well …

Role of inulin as prebiotics on inflammatory bowel disease

W Akram, N Garud, R Joshi - Drug discoveries & therapeutics, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The present review is focused on the prebiotic impact of inulin on the management of the
gastrointestinal disorder. Prebiotics can be described as" non-digestible food ingredient …

[HTML][HTML] Diets, functional foods, and nutraceuticals as alternative therapies for inflammatory bowel disease: Present status and future trends

M Al Mijan, BO Lim - World journal of gastroenterology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a serious health concern among western societies. The
disease is also on the rise in some East Asian countries and in Australia. Health …

Bio-adhesive and ROS-scavenging hydrogel microspheres for targeted ulcerative colitis therapy

Q Sun, J Chen, Q Zhao, Z He, L Tang, Y Pu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ulcerative colitis (UC) as an important type of inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic
disease characterized by intestinal dyshomeostasis. The UC treatment is challenged by the …

Natural proteins and polysaccharides in the development of micro/nano delivery systems for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

BM Shah, SS Palakurthi, T Khare, S Khare… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are typically immunosuppressive. Despite
a range of treatment options, limited efficacy, systemic toxicities like bone marrow …

Protective effect of three glucomannans from different plants against DSS induced colitis in female BALB/c mice

LJ Zhang, XJ Huang, XD Shi, HH Chen, SW Cui… - Food & function, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Glucomannans (GMs) from diverse natural plants have great potentiality in enhancing the
host immune system. The protective effects of three GMs on the intestinal mucosal immunity …

Systematic review: interventions for abdominal pain management in inflammatory bowel disease

C Norton, W Czuber‐Dochan, M Artom… - Alimentary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Abdominal pain is frequently reported by people with inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), including in remission. Pain is an under‐treated symptom. Aim To …