Beneficial bacteria help repair intestinal injury by inducing reactive oxygen species
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- The gut may need bacteria to provide a little bit of oxidative stress to stay healthy, new research suggests. Probiotic bacteria promote healing of the intestinal lining in mice by inducing the production of reactive oxygen species, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have shown.