Impact of beta-glucan on the intestinal microbiota of a high risk colon cancer population (polypectomised patients)
Abstract
The development of colorectal cancer (CRC) is a multi-stage process that starts with precancerous polyps and involves an interaction between dietary factors, colonic epithelium, and intestinal microbiota. Cereal β-glucans are polysaccharides occurring in the bran of cereal grains that exert antitumor activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of barley-derived β-glucan on the gut microbiota and on the faecal water (FW) genotoxicity of polypectomised patients. Subjects consumed daily 125g of bread supplemented with β-glucan (3g/d), or without (control), for three months. Stool samples were collected at the beginning of the study (t=0), on the 30th day, on the 90th day and two weeks after the intervention for the enumeration of the bacterial microbiota. Faecal bacterial enzyme activity, pH, moisture, and the volatile fatty acids were also measured. Subjects’ FW was collected and its genotoxicity was estimated on Caco-2 cells in vitro. Overall no significant changes wer ...
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