| Literature DB >> 12755368 |
Frank Heller1, Rainer Duchmann.
Abstract
The normal intestinal flora and the mucosal immune system exist in close spatial proximity. A normal structure and function of both very complex systems is required for health and develops in a constant and interactive process. An abnormal host response to the normal intestinal flora leads to chronic intestinal inflammation. Probiotic bacteria may modulate the intestinal flora and the mucosal immune response and are an effective therapy for remission maintenance of ulcerative colitis and pouchitis.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12755368 DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00246
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Med Microbiol ISSN: 1438-4221 Impact factor: 3.473