Yes,
mice gut barriers — or some of their components at least — were being eaten by the very bacteria they contain.
Yes,
mice gut barriers — or some of their components at least — were being eaten by the very bacteria they contain.
Not exact matches
A new study in
mice, conducted by researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet together with colleagues in Singapore and the United States, shows that our natural
gut - residing microbes can influence the integrity of the blood - brain
barrier, which protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood.
The
gut microbiota influences blood - brain
barrier permeability in
mice.
In a recent
mouse study, daily fasting flipped a genetic switch that strengthened the
gut barrier against harmful bacteria, preventing the bad guys from escaping into the bloodstream to trigger an immune and inflammatory response.
Citation: V. Braniste, M. Al - Asmakh, C. Kowal, F. Anuar, A. Abbaspour, M. Tóth, A. Korecka, N. Bakocevic, N. L. Guan, P. Kundu, B. Gulyás, C. Halldin, K. Hultenby, H. Nilsson, H. Hebert, B. T. Volpe, B. Diamond, S. Pettersson, The
gut microbiota influences blood - brain
barrier permeability in
mice.