Jellyfish skin polysaccharides enhance intestinal barrier function and modulate the gut microbiota in mice with DSS-induced colitis
Yu Cao, Jingzhu Gao, Lihua Zhang, Ningbo Qin, Beiwei Zhu, Xiaodong Xia
Abstract
Jellyfish skin polysaccharides, isolated from Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, enhance intestinal barrier function and modulate the gut microbiota in mice with DSS-induced colitis.
Topics & Concepts
ColitisMucinBarrier functionTight junctionGut floraInflammatory bowel diseaseIn vivoPolysaccharideProinflammatory cytokineOxidative stressUlcerative colitisBiologyChemistryInflammationBiochemistryMicrobiologyImmunologyCell biologyMedicineInternal medicineDiseaseBiotechnologyBarrier Structure and Function StudiesSphingolipid Metabolism and SignalingImmune Response and Inflammation