Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Probiotics in the news ... http://mednews.wustl.edu/medadmin/PAnews.nsf/0/B14C4FCB1C4037CA86256C67007DF1A2 Gut Bacteria Interact with Intestine to Regulate Blood Supply St. Louis, Nov. 4, 2002 Bacteria aren’t always bad. In fact, they can be extremely helpful partners. According to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, microbes found naturally in the mouse and human gut interact with intestinal cells, called Paneth cells, to promote the development of blood vessels in the intestinal lining. http://mednews.wustl.edu/medadmin/PAnews.nsf/0/7BF498C3BA91B68586256CB8007C7B81 Search and Destroy: Newly Identified Gut Protein Kills Bacteria St. Louis, Jan. 26, 2003 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a new antibiotic protein that appears to kill certain types of bacteria in the intestine. Their results are published Jan. 27 in the online version of the journal Nature Immunology and are slated for print publication in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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