Sentences with phrase «colonic mucus barrier»
A Dietary Fiber - Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier and Enhances Pathogen Susceptibility, Nov 17, 2016, Volume 167, Issue 5, p1339 — 1353.
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Their results make for important reading as a fibre - deprived gut was associated with the rise of some rather potent bacteria that seemed to enjoy dining out on the «colonic mucus barrier, which serves as a primary defense against enteric pathogens.»
The colonic mucus barrier is produced by specialized cells in our gut epithelium lining that secrete mucin.
Bear with me as I give a quick lesson on the colonic mucus barrier and how it's maintained.
The researchers discovered that during periods of dietary fiber deficiency (in other words: a diet that's not too dissimilar to a typical nutrient - deficient Western diet), the gut microbiota resorted to breaking down the colonic mucus barrier to obtain nutrients.
Our bodies accomplish this through something called the colonic mucus barrier.
Their results make for important reading as a fibre - deprived gut was associated with the rise of some rather potent bacteria that seemed to enjoy dining out on the «colonic mucus barrier, which serves as a primary defense against enteric pathogens.»