Sodium alginate decreases the permeability of intestinal mucus

In the small intestine the nature of the environment leads to a highly heterogeneous mucus layer primarily composed of the MUC2 mucin. We set out to investigate whether the soluble dietary fibre sodium alginate could alter the permeability of the mucus layer. The alginate was shown to freely diffuse...

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Main Authors: Mackie, Alan R., Macierzanka, Adam, Aarak, Kristi, Rigby, Neil M., Parker, Roger, Channell, Guy Andrew, Harding, Stephen E., Bajka, Balazs H.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41704/