The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa ...

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Heavy alcohol consumption is a leading cause of gastrointestinal diseases, with binge drinking linked to increased intestinal permeability—a condition ...

Bacteria were identified in intestinal tissue sections using the Brown and Brenn stain (10). Measurement of gut mucosal permeability. We used an established protocol for ex vivo measurement of gut ...

3 To determine the role of flagella in preventing gut permeability, the researchers first treated neonatal mice with antibiotics to disrupt their microbiomes. One week after weaning, the team isolated ...

The stress of heat and oxidative damage during exercise causes disruption to intestinal epithelial cell tight junction proteins resulting in increased permeability to luminal endotoxins. The endotoxin ...

Data are accumulating that emphasize the important role of the intestinal barrier and intestinal permeability for health and disease. However, these terms are poorly defined, their assessment is a ...