Dietary fat and bile juice, but not obesity, are responsible for the increase in small intestinal permeability induced through the suppression of tight junction protein expression in LETO and OLETF rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An increase in the intestinal permeability is considered to be associated with the inflammatory tone and development in the obesity and diabetes, however, the pathogenesis of the increase in the intestinal permeability is poorly unde...

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Main Authors: Suzuki Takuya, Hara Hiroshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/7/1/19