Dietary Chitin Particles Called Mimetic Fungi Ameliorate Colitis in Toll-Like Receptor 2/CD14- and Sex-Dependent Manners
Abstract
Chitin is a natural N -acetylglucosamine polymer and a major structural component of fungal cell walls. Dietary chitin is mucoadhesive; anti-inflammatory effects of chitin microparticles (CMPs; 1- to 10-μm diameters) have been demonstrated in models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1128/iai.00006-19
Entities
People
- Aiko M. Cirone
- Brian Mercer
- C. Kathleen Dorey
- Changlong Nan
- Christina Brust
- Jianning Wei
- Nwadiuto Esiobu
- Patricia Louis
- Yoshimi Shibata
- Zachary J. Lee
- Zhongwei Li
Organizations
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Department of Health
- National Institutes of Health
- United States Department of Defense
- Virginia Tech