Effects of orally administered Euglena gracilis and its reserve polysaccharide, paramylon, on gastric dysplasia in A4gnt knockout mice

Abstract Euglena gracilis is widely utilized as food or supplement to promote human and animal health, as it contains rich nutrients. In this study, we administered spray-dried powder of E. gracilis and paramylon, β-glucan stored in E. gracilis cells, to A4gnt knockout (KO) mice. A4gnt KO mice are a...

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Main Authors: Masataka Iida, Mark Joseph Desamero, Kosuke Yasuda, Ayaka Nakashima, Kengo Suzuki, James Ken Chambers, Kazuyuki Uchida, Ryohei Ogawa, Satoshi Hachimura, Jun Nakayama, Shigeru Kyuwa, Kozue Miura, Shigeru Kakuta, Kazuhiro Hirayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92013-5