In several mouse models of colitis, specific delivery of the protein to the colon provided therapeutic and prophylactic protection.
The authors said their data provide a rationale for development of probiotic-derived proteins as reagents for preventing and treating ulcerative intestinal inflammatory disorders.
Read the Journal of Clinical Investigation abstract on gastrointestinal disorders.
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