Recent Research and Application Prospect of Functional Oligosaccharides on Intestinal Disease Treatment.

Xu, Tong; Sun, Ruijie; Zhang, Yuchen; Zhang, Chen; Wang, Yujing; Wang, Zhuo A.; Du, Yuguang

The intestinal tract is an essential digestive organ of the human body, and damage to the intestinal barrier will lead to various diseases. Functional oligosaccharides are carbohydrates with a low degree of polymerization and exhibit beneficial effects on human intestinal health. Laboratory experiments and clinical studies indicate that functional oligosaccharides repair the damaged intestinal tract and maintain intestinal homeostasis by regulating intestinal barrier function, immune response, and intestinal microbial composition. Functional oligosaccharides treat intestinal disease such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer (CRC) and have excellent prospects for therapeutic application. Here, we present an overview of the recent research into the effects of functional oligosaccharides on intestinal health.

OLIGOSACCHARIDES; INTESTINAL diseases; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; THERAPEUTICS; DIGESTIVE organs; DEGREE of polymerization

Molecules, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 21, p7622

1420-3049

Academic Journal

10.3390/molecules27217622