Probiotics and barrier function in colitis

P Gionchetti; K M Lammers; F Rizzello; M Campieri

doi:10.1136/gut.2004.060640

Probiotics and barrier function in colitis

Gut. 2005 Jul;54(7):898-900. doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.060640.

Authors

P Gionchetti¹, K M Lammers, F Rizzello, M Campieri

Affiliation

¹ Policlinic Sant'Orsola, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. paolo@med.unibo.it

Abstract

Probiotic administration may exert a protective effect in colitis by preventing mucosal barrier disruption and influencing the extent of mucosal injury.

Publication types

Comment
Review

MeSH terms

Antibiosis
Colitis, Ulcerative / microbiology
Colitis, Ulcerative / therapy*
Humans
Intestinal Absorption
Intestinal Mucosa / microbiology
Probiotics / therapeutic use*