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Katsuhito Arai1, Yu Mizobuchi, Yoshihiko Tokuji, Kazuhiko Aida, Shinji Yamashita, Masao Ohnishi, Mikio Kinoshita.
Abstract
The effects of dietary plant-origin glucosylceramide (GlcCer) on symptoms similar to those of inflammatory bowel diseasewere investigated in dextran sulfate sodium salt (DSS)-treated mice. Dietary GlcCer suppressed decreases in body weight due to DSS administration. To determine its effects on the colon, we examined its surface under a microscope following toluidine blue staining. Dietary GlcCer decreased DSS-induced chorionic crypt injury and elevated myeloperoxidase levels. Moreover, dietary GlcCer significantly suppressed the production of cytokines by the intestinal mucosa. These results provide evidence for the suppression of DSS-induced inflammation by dietary GlcCer.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26136173 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess15005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Oleo Sci ISSN: 1345-8957 Impact factor: 1.601