Effect of bacteria used in food industry on the proliferation and cytokine production of epithelial intestinal cellular lines
The gastrointestinal mucosa, composed mainly of a monolayer of intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) covered by mucus, represents the first contact point of gut and orally ingested bacteria with the host. This bacteria-IEC interaction is important for maintenance of gut homeostasis. Here we assessed the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613002545 |