Discovery May Answer How Feeding Can Prevent Infection In Critically Ill Patients

A persistent mystery in human medicine is how the lining of the small intestine, through which nutrients are absorbed, also prevents intestinal bacteria and their toxins from entering the bloodstream and causing serious infections. A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that a specific intestinal enzyme may be able to block the action of the bacterial toxin involved in the overwhelming infection known as sepsis.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on February 19th, 2008