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International Journal of Molecular Medicine
2004
May
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Germinated barley foodstuff prolongs remission in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Hanai H
,
Kanauchi O
,
Mitsuyama K
,
Andoh A
,
Takeuchi K
,
Takayuki I
,
Araki Y
,
Fujiyama Y
,
Toyonaga A
,
Sata M
,
Kojima A
,
Fukuda M
,
Bamba T
Abstract
Germinated barley foodstuff (GBF) is a prebiotic which increases luminal butyrate production by modulating the microfloral distribution. GBF has been shown to reduce both clinical activity and mucosal damage in active ulcerative colitis (UC) with mild to moderate activity. However, the efficacy of GBF in patients with UC during the remission stage is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of GBF as a maintenance therapy in patients with UC while in remission. Fifty-nine patients with UC in remission according to Rachmilewitz's clinical activity index (CAI) score of
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D033676
Pubmed ID:
15067363
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