Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate improves epithelial barrier function by inducing the production of antimicrobial peptide pBD‐1 and pBD‐2 in monolayers of porcine intestinal epithelial IPEC‐J2 cells

ConclusionOur results imply that EGCG may be useful for prevention of intestinal disorders or bacterial infection in animals/humans.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Source: Nahrung / Food - March 15, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Murphy LY Wan, KH Ling, MF Wang, Hani El‐Nezami Tags: Research Article Source Type: research