Effect of gluten-free diet on microbes in the colon.
The effect of gluten-free diet (GFD) and chitosan was evaluated in healthy individuals; GFD remarkably influenced the structure of the gut bacterial population and its metabolism. Administration of GFD and chitosan (3 g daily) significantly changed composition and metabolism of the bacterial population. Chitosan stimulated the counts of fecal chitinolytic bacteria and decreased the body mass of treated persons.
Kopecný
J
J
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia. kopecnyj@iapg.cas.cz
Mrázek
J
J
Fliegerová
K
K
Kott
T
T
D000328:Adult; D048271:Chitosan / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003106:Colon / Q000382:microbiology*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004035:Diet Therapy; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005983:Glutens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005983:Glutens; D048271:Chitosan