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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Exploring Effects of Chitosan Oligosaccharides on the DSS-Induced Intestinal Barrier Impairment In Vitro and In Vivo.

Yujie Wang, Rong Wen, Dongdong Liu, Chen Zhang, Zhuo A Wang, Yuguang Du

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yujie WangState Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Rong WenState Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Dongdong LiuState Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Chen ZhangState Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7175-1424
Zhuo A WangState Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4707-036X
Yuguang DuState Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Institute of Process Engineering · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2019YFD0902000National Natural Science Foundation of China 31870802
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal barrier dysfunction is an essential pathological change in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The mucus layer and the intestinal epithelial tight junction act together to maintain barrier integrity. Studies showed that chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) had a positive effect on gut health, effectively protecting the intestinal barrier in IBD. However, these studies usually focused on its impact on the intestinal epithelial tight junction. The influence of COS on the intestinal mucus layer is still poorly understood. In this study, we explored the effect of COS on intestinal mucus in vitro using human colonic mucus-secreted HT-29 cells. COS relieved DSS (dextran sulfate sodium)-induced mucus defects. Additionally, the structural characteristics of COS greatly influenced this activity. Finally, we evaluated the protective effect of COS on intestinal barrier function in mice with DSS-induced colitis. The results indicated that COS could manipulate intestinal mucus production, which likely contributed to its intestinal protective effects.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBody WeightCaco-2 CellsChitosanColitisDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationHT29 CellsHumansIntestinal MucosaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMucin-2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsChitosanDextran SulfateMUC2 protein, humanMucin-2OccludinOCLN protein, humanOligosaccharideschitosan oligosaccharideinflammatory bowel diseaseintestinal barrierintestinal tight junctionmucus

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PMID33920375
PMCPMC8070450
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