Fecal protease activity is associated with compositional alterations in the intestinal microbiota.

Fecal protease activity is associated with compositional alterations in the intestinal microbiota.

OBJECTIVE:Intestinal proteases carry out a variety of functions in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Studies have reported that elevated enteric proteases in patients with GI disease can alter intestinal physiology, however the origin (human vs. microbial) of elevated proteases in patients with GI di...

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Main Authors: Ian M Carroll, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, Laurent Ferrier, Michael C Wu, Jennica P Siddle, Lionel Bueno, Yehuda Ringel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3798377?pdf=render

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