Enterococcus durans TN-3 Induces Regulatory T Cells and Suppresses the Development of Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-Induced Experimental Colitis.

Probiotic properties of Enterococcus strains have been reported previously. In this study, we investigated the effects of Enterococcus (E.) durans TN-3 on the development of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) colitis.BALB/c mice were fed with 4.0% DSS in normal chow. Administration of TN-3 (10mg/day) was...

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Main Authors: Toshihiro Kanda, Atsushi Nishida, Masashi Ohno, Hirotsugu Imaeda, Takashi Shimada, Osamu Inatomi, Shigeki Bamba, Mitsushige Sugimoto, Akira Andoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4954729?pdf=render