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SUBMITTER: Del Chierico F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8707433 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Del Chierico Federica F Trapani Valentina V Petito Valentina V Reddel Sofia S Pietropaolo Giuseppe G Graziani Cristina C Masi Letizia L Gasbarrini Antonio A Gasbarrini Antonio A Putignani Lorenza L Scaldaferri Franco F Wolf Federica I FI
Nutrients 20211123 12
Nutritional deficiencies are common in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In patients, magnesium (Mg) deficiency is associated with disease severity, while in murine models, dietary Mg supplementation contributes to restoring mucosal function. Since Mg availability modulates key bacterial functions, including growth and virulence, we investigated whether the beneficial effects of Mg supplementation during colitis might be mediated by gut microbiota. The effects of dietary Mg modulation were asse ...[more]