A new prebiotic from germinated barley for nutraceutical treatment of ulcerative colitis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 818-824

  Bamba, Tadao ^a   Kanauchi, Osamu ^a,b   Andoh, Akira ^a   Fujiyama, Yoshihide ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Butyrate; Dietary fiber; Eubacterium limosum; Inflammation; Microflora; Prebiotics; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

BARLEY; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEEDING; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REMISSION; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; EUBACTERIUM;

EID: 0036381049     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02709.x     Document Type: Review

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