Dietary inclusion of arabinoxylan oligosaccharides (AXOS) down regulates mucosal responses to a bacterial challenge in a piglet model

Dietary oligosaccharides can influence the composition of the gut microbiota, and some are suggested to improve host resistance against infections. The exact mechanisms involved are largely unknown. The aim of the present study was to determine the response of the porcine small intestinal mucosa to...

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Main Authors: Theo A. Niewold, Martine Schroyen, Marisa M. Geens, Roderick S.B. Verhelst, Christophe M. Courtin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612000503