Chickpea-supplemented diet alters the gut microbiome and enhances gut barrier integrity in C57Bl/6 male mice

Chickpea-supplemented diet alters the gut microbiome and enhances gut barrier integrity in C57Bl/6 male mice

Pulses are rich in fermentable fibre and phenolic compounds that have the potential to modify baseline function within the gut microenvironment (microbiota and epithelial barrier), thereby mitigating gut-associated diseases. The objective was to assess the gut health promoting effects of dietary chi...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. Monk, Dion Lepp, Wenqing Wu, Daniela Graf, Laurel H. McGillis, Adeel Hussain, Christine Carey, Lindsay E. Robinson, Ronghua Liu, Rong Tsao, Yolanda Brummer, Susan M. Tosh, Krista A. Power
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Chickpea
Pulse
Microbiota
SCFAs
Gut barrier integrity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617300749

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