title: Immune-stimulating and gut health-promoting properties of short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides.
abstract: Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides are a group of linear fructose oligomers with a degree of polymerization ranging from one up to five (oligosaccharides). Recent observations in animal models demonstrate that prebiotics and probiotics may exert beneficial effects on gut health by enhancing gut-associated lymphoid tissue responses either directly or indirectly through the production of short-chain fatty acids and the enhanced growth of lactic bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. Demonstration of the potential health benefits of short-chain fructooligosaccharides on colon cancer risk is an active field of research in animal and human nutrition.
authors.affiliation: NUTRI-HEALTH SA, Rueil-Malmaison, France.
authors.forename: Francis R J
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Bornet
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brouns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000276:immunology*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000276:immunology*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides