Tag Archive for 'Inulin'

Hyun-Jin An et al found that bee venom and melittin possess potent anti-atopic activities. Image credit: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Researchers Testing New Honeybee Sting Vaccine

Jul 22, 2019 by News Staff

A research team led by Flinders University’s Professor Nikolai Petrovsky has completed a human clinical trial on an adjuvant vaccine designed to eliminate...

Trompette et al report that a diet rich in the fermentable fiber inulin and SCFAs improve the response of mice to influenza infection by dampening deleterious immunopathology caused by neutrophils while enhancing anti-viral CD8+ T cell responses through a boost in T cell metabolism. Image credit: Trompette et al, doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.04.022.

Dietary Fiber Increases Survival in Influenza-Infected Mice, Study Shows

May 16, 2018 by News Staff

According to a new preclinical study by researchers from the University of Lausanne and Monash University, a diet rich in fiber blunts harmful immune responses...

Zou et al found the fermentable fiber inulin restored gut health and protected mice against metabolic syndrome induced by a high-fat diet by restoring gut microbiota levels, increasing the production of intestinal epithelial cells and restoring IL-22 expression, which prevented gut microbiota from invading epithelial cells. Image credit: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dietary Fiber Intake Protects against Diet-Induced Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Jan 23, 2018 by News Staff

Consumption of fermentable fiber can prevent obesity, metabolic syndrome and adverse changes in the intestine by promoting growth of ‘good’ bacteria...