Impact of beta-glucan on the faecal microbiota of polypectomized patients: A pilot study

• Published in: Anaerobe Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 403 - 406
• Main Authors: Turunen, K., Tsouvelakidou, E., Nomikos, Tz, Mountzouris, K.C., Karamanolis, D., Triantafillidis, J., Kyriacou, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain; acetates; Acetic acid; aerobes; Age; Aged; anaerobes; Antibiotics; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - drug effects; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteroides; Beta-glucan; beta-glucans; beta-Glucans - administration & dosage; beta-Glucans - isolation & purification; beta-Glucans - metabolism; beta-glucosidase; beta-glucuronidase; Bifidobacterium; Biota; Bread; breads; butyrates; Candida; Candida - classification; Candida - drug effects; Candida - isolation & purification; Carboxylic Acids - analysis; Carcinogenesis; Cell walls; Cereals; Clinical trials; Clostridium perfringens; coliform bacteria; Coliforms; Colon; Colonic Polyps - surgery; Colony Count, Microbial; Data processing; Diet - methods; Digestive tract; Enterococcus; enzyme activity; Enzymes; Enzymes - analysis; Escherichia coli; Faecal microbiota; Feces; Feces - chemistry; Feces - microbiology; Feeding; Female; Fungi; grains; Hordeum - chemistry; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; intestinal microorganisms; Lactobacillus; Male; men; Middle Aged; Pain; patients; pH effects; Pilot Projects; placebos; Placebos - administration & dosage; Polypectomized patients; Polysaccharides; prebiotics; probiotics; protective effect; seeds; Statistics; Volatile fatty acids; women; yeasts; Faecal microbiota; Polypectomized patients; Beta-glucan

Beta-glucans are polysaccharides present in the cell walls of higher plants, in the seeds of some cereals, and certain yeasts and fungi also produce them. It is suggested that they exhibit, among many other health benefits, protective effects against carcinogenesis in the colon, but there is not eno...