The chelation of colonic luminal iron by a unique sodium alginate for the improvement of gastrointestinal health

Scope Iron is an essential nutrient. However, in animal models, excess unabsorbed dietary iron residing within the colonic lumen has been shown to exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal cancer. Therefore, the aims of this study were to screen a panel of alginates to identify a thera...

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Main Authors: Horniblow, Richard D., Latunde-Dada, Gladys O., Harding, Stephen E., Schneider, Melanie, Almutairi, Fahad M., Sahni, Manroy, Bhatti, Ahsan, Ludwig, Christian, Norton, Ian T., Iqbal, Tariq H., Tselepis, Chris
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Published: Wiley 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41693/