Mucosal barrier function and the commensal flora
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Modulation of colonic barrier function by the composition of the commensal flora in the rat.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Altered intestinal permeability is a key pathogenetic factor of idiopathic bowel inflammation. We investigated in the rat if changes in the composition of the bowel flora can alter colonic permeability. METHODS A colonic segment was surgically excluded from faecal transit and brought out as a loop to the abdominal wall through two colostomies. The loop was used for colonis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.50.3.441