Dietary polyphenols modulate intestinal barrier defects and inflammation in a murine model of colitis

Some polyphenols have been shown to promote the tight junction (TJ) barrier in intestinal cells. The present study investigated the ameliorative effects of polyphenols, curcumin, quercetin, naringenin or hesperetin, on experimental colitis with a particular focus on the TJ barrier in mice. Administr...

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Main Authors: Mizuki Shigeshiro, Soichi Tanabe, Takuya Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613000662