Gut ecology
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Gut ecology
Martin Dunitz, c2002
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Includes index
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Description
This new book brings together for the first time a world-class series of experts to explore this intricate system. These scientists and clinicians explore the traditional bacteriological and novel molecular techniques, which are now being used to define previously unknown bacterial species. The nature of bacterial epithelial interactions in health and disease is investigated. Specific defence mechanisms such as defensins, the epithelial immune system and cytokine regulation are covered. The modification of this bacterial environment may have a valuable role in preventing and treating disease - the effects of prebiotics, food, and probiotic bacteria are defined. Lastly, the areas of proven clinical benefit from the use of probiotic bacteria, and their mechanisms of action, are discussed.
Table of Contents
1. The Normal Flora 2. Techniques of Identification 3. The Unculturables 4. Flora Balance and Bacterial - Epithelial Cell Interactions 5. Mechanisms of Regulation of the Balance of Normal Bacterial Flora 6. Bacterial Impact on Epithelial Cell Signalling and Functioning 7. Modification of Epithelial Cell Function by Normal Flora 8. Bacterial Modification as a Means of Changing Immunological Function 9. Food, Prebiotics and Bacteria 10. Food and Prebiotics 11. Mechanisms of Disease and Modification of Bacterial Environment 12. Animal Models 13. Defensins and Antimicrobial Peptides 14. Defending Against Enteric Infections 15. Childhood Disease 16. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Prebiotics
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