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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2014

The Effect of Oral Intake of Low-Temperature-Processed Whey Protein Concentrate on Colitis and Gene Expression Profiles in Mice.

Sharmila Jayatilake, Katsuhito Arai, Nanami Kumada, Yoshiko Ishida, Ichiro Tanaka, Satoru Iwatsuki, Takuji Ohwada, Masao Ohnishi, Yoshihiko Tokuji, Mikio Kinoshita

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sharmila JayatilakeUnited Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan. sharmilaeas@gmail.com.
Katsuhito AraiUnited Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan. s17046@st.obihiro.ac.jp.
Nanami KumadaDepartment of Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho W2-11, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555 Japan. gekogeko773@yahoo.co.jp.
Yoshiko IshidaDepartment of Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho W2-11, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555 Japan. y-ishida@gh-assoc.ne.jp.
Ichiro TanakaDepartment of Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho W2-11, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555 Japan. tanaka-ichiro@outlook.jp.
Satoru IwatsukiAsama Chemical Co. LTD., Nihonbashi-kodenma-cho 20-3, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0001, Japan.
Takuji OhwadaUnited Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan. taku@obihiro.ac.jp.
Masao OhnishiUnited Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan. mohnishi@fujijoshi.ac.jp.
Yoshihiko TokujiUnited Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan. tokuji@obihiro.ac.jp.
Mikio KinoshitaUnited Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan. kinosita@obihiro.ac.jp.
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine · JPIwate University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology and can lead to inflammation and cancer. Whey proteins contain many bioactive peptides with potential health benefits against IBD. We investigated the effect of low-temperature-processed whey protein concentrate (LWPC) on the suppression of IBD by using a dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis model in BALB/c mice. Oral intake of LWPC resulted in improved recovery of body weight in mice. Histological analysis showed that the epithelium cells of LWPC-treated mice were healthier and that lymphocyte infiltration was reduced. The increase in mucin due to the LWPC also reflected reduced inflammation in the colon. Transcriptome analysis of the colon by DNA microarrays revealed marked downregulation of genes related to immune responses in LWPC-fed mice. In particular, the expression of interferon gamma receptor 2 (Ifngr2) and guanylate-binding proteins (GBPs) was increased by DSS treatment and decreased in LWPC-fed mice. These findings suggest that LWPCs suppress DSS-induced inflammation in the colon by suppressing the signaling of these cytokines. Our findings suggest that LWPCs would be an effective food resource for suppressing IBD symptoms.

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anti-inflammationcolitisDNA microarrayimmunomodulationwhey protein

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PMID28234324
PMCPMC5302365
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