Compositions useful for dietary supplements
AssigneeWake Forest University Health Sciences
InventorHariom Yadav
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Abstract
Provided herein according to embodiments is a composition comprising polysaccharides isolated from sago or acorn for use as a dietary supplement or food additive. The composition is useful to improve gut health in a subject. Methods of extracting the polysaccharides and food products comprising the same are also provided.
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A method of improving leaky gut in a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising polysaccharides isolated from sago or acorn, wherein said administering is by enteral administration.
A method of decreasing or controlling inflammation in the intestinal tissue of a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising polysaccharides isolated from sago or acorn, wherein said administering is by enteral administration, and wherein expression of IL-6, TNF-α, Ccl2 and/or MCP-1 genes is lowered.
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