Bode believes these sugars, because they are indigestible, journey intact to the colon, where their structure mimics molecules on the surface of gut epithelial cells. (discovermagazine.com)
It didn't take her long to decide that she missed lab work; in 1985 she joined IFR with an in - house fellowship, investigating how gut epithelial cells interact with microbes. (sciencemag.org)
Sauerkraut is a good source of fermentable fiber aka prebiotics that is fuel for the commensal gut bacteria so that they can produce compounds (such as short chain fatty acids) that feed more commensal bacteria and feed gut epithelial cells which are required to make the gut barrier. (cjlewis.blog)