Neomycin and bacitracin reduce the intestinal permeability in mice and increase the expression of some tight-junction proteins

Background: Tight-junction (TJ) proteins regulate paracellular permeability. Gut permeability can be modulated by commensal microbiota. Manipulation of the gut microbiota with antibiotics like bacitracin and neomycin turned out to be useful for the treatment of diarrhoea induced by Clostridium diffi...

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Main Authors: Rebeca Nevado, Raquel Forcén, Elena Layunta, María Divina Murillo, Laura Grasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2015-11-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082015001100004&lng=en&tlng=en