Dietary fiber down-regulates colonic tumor necrosis factor (alpha) and nitric oxide production in trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced colitic rats

From: The Journal of Nutrition | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Concha, Angel; Et al; Galvez, Julio; Lorente, Maria Dolores; Rodriguez-Cabezas, Maria Elena | Copyright information

Dietary Fiber Down-Regulates Colonic Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha and Nitric Oxide Production in Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Colitic Rats1,2

ABSTRACT Previous studies have revealed the beneficial effects exerted by dietary fiber in human inflammatory bowel disease, which were associated with an increased production of SCFA in distal colon. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the probable mechanisms involved in the beneficial effects of a fiber-supplemented diet (5% P...

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