Metabolites produced by probiotic Lactobacilli rapidly increase glucose uptake by Caco-2 cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although probiotic bacteria and their metabolites alter enterocyte gene expression, rapid, non-genomic responses have not been examined. The present study measured accumulation of tracer (2 μM) glucose by Caco-2 cells after exposure...

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Main Authors: Buddington Randal K, Kimura Yasuhiro, Rooj Arun K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/16