Pectin-Derived Acidic Oligosaccharides Improve the Outcome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection in C57BL/6 Mice.

The administration of prebiotics as oligosaccharides (OS), by acting on intestinal microbiota, could modulate the immune and inflammatory response and represent a new strategy to improve the outcome of bacterial infection. The aim of this study was to determine whether pectin-derived acidic oligosac...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Henry Bernard, Jean-Luc Desseyn, Frédéric Gottrand, Bernd Stahl, Nana Bartke, Marie-Odile Husson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4658080?pdf=render