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Early administration of probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus and/or prebiotic inulin attenuates pathogen-mediated intestinal inflammation and Smad 7 cell signaling. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology (FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol ) Vol: 65 Issue 3 Pages: 467-80
Pub: 2012 Aug Epub: 2012 May 25 Authors Foye OT , Huang IF , Chiou CC , Walker WA , Shi HN ,
Efficacy and role of inulin in mitigation of enteric sulfur-containing odor in pigs. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Journal of the science of food and agriculture (J Sci Food Agric ) Vol: 97 Issue 8 Pages: 2382-2391
Pub: 2017 Jun Epub: 2016 Oct 18 Authors Deng YF , Liu YY , Zhang YT , Wang Y , Liang JB , Tufarelli V , Laudadio V , Liao XD ,
Curated database of commensal, symbiotic and pathogenic microbiota βœ…
Generative Bioinformatics (Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine ) Vol: Issue Pages:
Pub: 2014 Jun Epub: Authors D'Adamo Peter ,
Curated database of commensal, symbiotic and pathogenic microbiota βœ…
Generative Bioinformatics (Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine ) Vol: Issue Pages:
Pub: 2014 Jun Epub: Authors D'Adamo Peter ,
Curated database of commensal, symbiotic and pathogenic microbiota βœ…
Generative Bioinformatics (Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine ) Vol: Issue Pages:
Pub: 2014 Jun Epub: Authors D'Adamo Peter ,
Prebiotic inulin-type fructans induce specific changes in the human gut microbiota. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Gut (Gut ) Vol: 66 Issue 11 Pages: 1968-1974
Pub: 2017 Nov Epub: 2017 Feb 17 Authors Vandeputte D , Falony G , Vieira-Silva S , Wang J , Sailer M , Theis S , Verbeke K , Raes J ,
Lactate- and acetate-based cross-feeding interactions between selected strains of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and colon bacteria in the presence of inulin-type fructans. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
International journal of food microbiology (Int J Food Microbiol ) Vol: 241 Issue Pages: 225-236
Pub: 2017 Jan 16 Epub: 2016 Oct 17 Authors Moens F , Verce M , De Vuyst L ,
RNA-stable-isotope probing shows utilization of carbon from inulin by specific bacterial populations in the rat large bowel. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Applied and environmental microbiology (Appl Environ Microbiol ) Vol: 80 Issue 7 Pages: 2240-7
Pub: 2014 Apr Epub: 2014 Jan 31 Authors Tannock GW , Lawley B , Munro K , Sims IM , Lee J , Butts CA , Roy N ,
RNA-stable-isotope probing shows utilization of carbon from inulin by specific bacterial populations in the rat large bowel. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Applied and environmental microbiology (Appl Environ Microbiol ) Vol: 80 Issue 7 Pages: 2240-7
Pub: 2014 Apr Epub: 2014 Jan 31 Authors Tannock GW , Lawley B , Munro K , Sims IM , Lee J , Butts CA , Roy N ,
Fecal microbial communities of healthy adult dogs fed raw meat-based diets with or without inulin or yeast cell wall extracts as assessed by 454 pyrosequencing. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
FEMS microbiology ecology (FEMS Microbiol Ecol ) Vol: 84 Issue 3 Pages: 532-41
Pub: 2013 Jun Epub: 2013 Feb 21 Authors Beloshapka AN , Dowd SE , Suchodolski JS , Steiner JM , Duclos L , Swanson KS ,
Fecal microbial communities of healthy adult dogs fed raw meat-based diets with or without inulin or yeast cell wall extracts as assessed by 454 pyrosequencing. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
FEMS microbiology ecology (FEMS Microbiol Ecol ) Vol: 84 Issue 3 Pages: 532-41
Pub: 2013 Jun Epub: 2013 Feb 21 Authors Beloshapka AN , Dowd SE , Suchodolski JS , Steiner JM , Duclos L , Swanson KS ,
Fecal microbial communities of healthy adult dogs fed raw meat-based diets with or without inulin or yeast cell wall extracts as assessed by 454 pyrosequencing. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
FEMS microbiology ecology (FEMS Microbiol Ecol ) Vol: 84 Issue 3 Pages: 532-41
Pub: 2013 Jun Epub: 2013 Feb 21 Authors Beloshapka AN , Dowd SE , Suchodolski JS , Steiner JM , Duclos L , Swanson KS ,
Inulin fiber dose-dependently modulates energy balance, glucose tolerance, gut microbiota, hormones and diet preference in high-fat-fed male rats. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry (J Nutr Biochem ) Vol: 59 Issue Pages: 142-152
Pub: 2018 Sep Epub: 2018 Jun 12 Authors Singh A , Zapata RC , Pezeshki A , Reidelberger RD , Chelikani PK ,
The effect of inulin and resistant maltodextrin on weight loss during energy restriction: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded intervention. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
European journal of nutrition (Eur J Nutr ) Vol: Issue Pages:
Pub: 2019 Oct 11 Epub: 2019 Oct 11 Authors Hess AL , Benítez-Páez A , Blædel T , Larsen LH , Iglesias JR , Madera C , Sanz Y , Larsen TM , MyNewGut Consortium. ,
Prebiotic fructans have greater impact on luminal microbiology and CD3+ T cells in healthy siblings than patients with Crohn`s disease: A pilot study investigating the potential for primary prevention of inflammatory bowel disease. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) (Clin Nutr ) Vol: 40 Issue 8 Pages: 5009-5019
Pub: 2021 Jun 23 Epub: 2021 Jun 23 Authors Hedin CR , McCarthy NE , Louis P , Farquharson FM , McCartney S , Stagg AJ , Lindsay JO , Whelan K ,
The Prebiotic Potential of Inulin-type Fructans: A Systematic Review. βœ…
Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) (Adv Nutr ) Vol: Issue Pages:
Pub: 2021 Sep 23 Epub: 2021 Sep 23 Authors Hughes RL , Alvarado DA , Swanson KS , Holscher HD ,
Immunomodulatory effects of inulin and its intestinal metabolites. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Frontiers in immunology (Front Immunol ) Vol: 14 Issue Pages: 1224092
Pub: 2023 Epub: 2023 Aug 10 Authors Sheng W , Ji G , Zhang L ,
Immunomodulatory effects of inulin and its intestinal metabolites. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Frontiers in immunology (Front Immunol ) Vol: 14 Issue Pages: 1224092
Pub: 2023 Epub: 2023 Aug 10 Authors Sheng W , Ji G , Zhang L ,
Immunomodulatory effects of inulin and its intestinal metabolites. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Frontiers in immunology (Front Immunol ) Vol: 14 Issue Pages: 1224092
Pub: 2023 Epub: 2023 Aug 10 Authors Sheng W , Ji G , Zhang L ,
Inulin supplementation prior to mild traumatic brain injury mitigates gut dysbiosis, and brain vascular and white matter deficits in mice. βœ…
Frontiers in microbiomes (Front Microbiomes ) Vol: 1 Issue Pages:
Pub: 2022 Epub: 2022 Nov 30 Authors Yanckello LM , Chang YH , Sun M , Chlipala G , Green SJ , Lei Z , Ericsson AC , Xing X , Hammond TC , Bachstetter AD , Lin AL ,
Inulin supplementation prior to mild traumatic brain injury mitigates gut dysbiosis, and brain vascular and white matter deficits in mice. βœ…
Frontiers in microbiomes (Front Microbiomes ) Vol: 1 Issue Pages:
Pub: 2022 Epub: 2022 Nov 30 Authors Yanckello LM , Chang YH , Sun M , Chlipala G , Green SJ , Lei Z , Ericsson AC , Xing X , Hammond TC , Bachstetter AD , Lin AL ,
Dietary Inulin Regulated Gut Microbiota and Improved Neonatal Health in a Pregnant Sow Model. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Frontiers in nutrition (Front Nutr ) Vol: 8 Issue Pages: 716723
Pub: 2021 Epub: 2021 Aug 9 Authors Li H , Ma L , Zhang L , Liu N , Li Z , Zhang F , Liu X , Ma X ,
Dietary Inulin Supplementation Modulates Short-Chain Fatty Acid Levels and Cecum Microbiota Composition and Function in Chickens Infected With Salmonella. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Frontiers in microbiology (Front Microbiol ) Vol: 11 Issue Pages: 584380
Pub: 2020 Epub: 2020 Dec 9 Authors Song J , Li Q , Everaert N , Liu R , Zheng M , Zhao G , Wen J ,
A novel inulin-type fructan from Asparagus cochinchinensis and its beneficial impact on human intestinal microbiota. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Carbohydrate polymers (Carbohydr Polym ) Vol: 247 Issue Pages: 116761
Pub: 2020 Nov 1 Epub: 2020 Jul 13 Authors Sun Q , Zhu L , Li Y , Cui Y , Jiang S , Tao N , Chen H , Zhao Z , Xu J , Dong C ,
In vitro and ex vivo metabolism of chemically diverse fructans by bovine rumen Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Animal microbiome (Anim Microbiome ) Vol: 6 Issue 1 Pages: 50
Pub: 2024 Sep 9 Epub: 2024 Sep 9 Authors King ML , Xing X , Reintjes G , Klassen L , Low KE , Alexander TW , Waldner M , Patel TR , Wade Abbott D ,
Baseline microbiota activity and initial bifidobacteria counts influence responses to prebiotic dosing in healthy subjects. βœ…
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (Aliment Pharmacol Ther ) Vol: 27 Issue 6 Pages: 504-13
Pub: 2008 Mar 15 Epub: 2007 Dec 10 Authors de Preter V , Vanhoutte T , Huys G , Swings J , Rutgeerts P , Verbeke K ,
Targeting Gut Microbiome With Prebiotic in Patients With CKD: The TarGut-CKD Study. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Kidney international reports (Kidney Int Rep ) Vol: 9 Issue 3 Pages: 671-685
Pub: 2024 Mar Epub: 2023 Dec 30 Authors Sohn MB , Gao B , Kendrick C , Srivastava A , Isakova T , Gassman JJ , Fried LF , Wolf M , Cheung AK , Raphael KL , Vinales PC , Middleton JP , Pabalan A , Raj DS , Pilot Studies in CKD Consortium ,
Fiber and prebiotics: mechanisms and health benefits. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Nutrients (Nutrients ) Vol: 5 Issue 4 Pages: 1417-35
Pub: 2013 Apr 22 Epub: 2013 Apr 22 Authors Slavin J ,
Agave Inulin Supplementation Affects the Fecal Microbiota of Healthy Adults Participating in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
The Journal of nutrition (J Nutr ) Vol: 145 Issue 9 Pages: 2025-32
Pub: 2015 Sep Epub: 2015 Jul 22 Authors Holscher HD , Bauer LL , Gourineni V , Pelkman CL , Fahey GC Jr , Swanson KS ,
Inulin supplementation exhibits increased muscle mass via gut-muscle axis in children with obesity: double evidence from clinical and in vitro studies. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Scientific reports (Sci Rep ) Vol: 14 Issue 1 Pages: 11181
Pub: 2024 May 16 Epub: 2024 May 16 Authors Visuthranukul C , Leelahavanichkul A , Tepaamorndech S , Chamni S , Mekangkul E , Chomtho S ,
Effects of dietary inulin supplementation on growth performance, intestinal barrier integrity and microbial populations in weaned pigs. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
The British journal of nutrition (Br J Nutr ) Vol: 124 Issue 3 Pages: 296-305
Pub: 2020 Aug 14 Epub: 2020 Mar 27 Authors Wang W , Chen D , Yu B , Huang Z , Mao X , Zheng P , Luo Y , Yu J , Luo J , Yan H , He J ,
Jerusalem artichoke and chicory inulin in bakery products affect faecal microbiota of healthy volunteers. βœ…
The British journal of nutrition (Br J Nutr ) Vol: 98 Issue 3 Pages: 540-9
Pub: 2007 Sep Epub: 2007 Apr 20 Authors Kleessen B , Schwarz S , Boehm A , Fuhrmann H , Richter A , Henle T , Krueger M ,
Jerusalem artichoke and chicory inulin in bakery products affect faecal microbiota of healthy volunteers. βœ…
The British journal of nutrition (Br J Nutr ) Vol: 98 Issue 3 Pages: 540-9
Pub: 2007 Sep Epub: 2007 Apr 20 Authors Kleessen B , Schwarz S , Boehm A , Fuhrmann H , Richter A , Henle T , Krueger M ,
The Dietary Fermentable Fiber Inulin Alters the Intestinal Microbiome and Improves Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral-Bone Disorder in a Rat Model of CKD. βœ…
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (bioRxiv ) Vol: Issue Pages:
Pub: 2023 Jan 31 Epub: 2023 Jan 31 Authors Biruete A , Chen NX , Metzger CE , Srinivasan S , Oâ Neill K , Fallen PB , Fonseca A , Wilson HE , de Loor H , Evenepoel P , Swanson KS , Allen MR , Moe SM ,
Prebiotic Inulin Supplementation and Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity in adults at Elevated Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Nutrients (Nutrients ) Vol: 13 Issue 9 Pages:
Pub: 2021 Sep 17 Epub: 2021 Sep 17 Authors Mitchell CM , Davy BM , Ponder MA , McMillan RP , Hughes MD , Hulver MW , Neilson AP , Davy KP ,
Short-Chain Inulin Modulates the Cecal Microbiota Structure of Leptin Knockout Mice in High-Fat Diet. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Frontiers in microbiology (Front Microbiol ) Vol: 12 Issue Pages: 703929
Pub: 2021 Epub: 2021 Sep 7 Authors Feng Y , Feng J , Wang L , Meng A , Wei S , Cui J , Hu X , Yan L ,
Prebiotic dietary fibre intervention improves fecal markers related to inflammation in obese patients: results from the Food4Gut randomized placebo-controlled trial. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
European journal of nutrition (Eur J Nutr ) Vol: 60 Issue 6 Pages: 3159-3170
Pub: 2021 Sep Epub: 2021 Feb 5 Authors Neyrinck AM , Rodriguez J , Zhang Z , Seethaler B , Sánchez CR , Roumain M , Hiel S , Bindels LB , Cani PD , Paquot N , Cnop M , Nazare JA , Laville M , Muccioli GG , Bischoff SC , Walter J , Thissen JP , Delzenne NM ,
Effects of inulin supplementation to piglets in the suckling period on growth performance, postileal microbial and immunological traits in the suckling period and three weeks after weaning. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Archives of animal nutrition (Arch Anim Nutr ) Vol: 72 Issue 6 Pages: 425-442
Pub: 2018 Dec Epub: 2018 Aug 30 Authors Li B , Schroyen M , Leblois J , Wavreille J , Soyeurt H , Bindelle J , Everaert N ,
Inulin-type fructans with different degrees of polymerization improve lipid metabolism but not glucose metabolism in rats fed a high-fat diet under energy restriction. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Digestive diseases and sciences (Dig Dis Sci ) Vol: 58 Issue 8 Pages: 2177-86
Pub: 2013 Aug Epub: 2013 Apr 20 Authors Han KH , Tsuchihira H , Nakamura Y , Shimada K , Ohba K , Aritsuka T , Uchino H , Kikuchi H , Fukushima M ,
Inulin modifies the bifidobacteria population, fecal lactate concentration, and fecal pH but does not influence iron absorption in women with low iron status. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
The American journal of clinical nutrition (Am J Clin Nutr ) Vol: 96 Issue 2 Pages: 325-31
Pub: 2012 Aug Epub: 2012 Jun 27 Authors Petry N , Egli I , Chassard C , Lacroix C , Hurrell R ,
Supplementation of baby formula with native inulin has a prebiotic effect in formula-fed babies. βœ…
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition (Asia Pac J Clin Nutr ) Vol: 16 Issue 1 Pages: 172-7
Pub: 2007 Epub: Authors Kim SH , Lee DH , Meyer D ,
Culture-independent microbial community analysis reveals that inulin in the diet primarily affects previously unknown bacteria in the mouse cecum. βœ…
Applied and environmental microbiology (Appl Environ Microbiol ) Vol: 68 Issue 10 Pages: 4986-95
Pub: 2002 Oct Epub: Authors Apajalahti JH , Kettunen H , Kettunen A , Holben WE , Nurminen PH , Rautonen N , Mutanen M ,
Enrichment of bifidobacteria in the hen caeca by dietary inulin. βœ…
Folia microbiologica (Folia Microbiol (Praha) ) Vol: 46 Issue 1 Pages: 73-5
Pub: 2001 Epub: Authors Rada V , Dusková D , Marounek M , Petr J ,
Selective stimulation of bifidobacteria in the human colon by oligofructose and inulin. βœ…
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology ) Vol: 108 Issue 4 Pages: 975-82
Pub: 1995 Apr Epub: Authors Gibson GR , Beatty ER , Wang X , Cummings JH ,
Microbiota-Focused Dietary Approaches to Support Health: A Systematic Review. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
The Journal of nutrition (J Nutr ) Vol: 155 Issue 2 Pages: 381-401
Pub: 2025 Feb Epub: 2024 Oct 31 Authors Hindle VK , Veasley NM , Holscher HD ,
Effects of combined prebiotic fiber supplementation and weight loss counseling in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized controlled trial. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
European journal of nutrition (Eur J Nutr ) Vol: 64 Issue 4 Pages: 144
Pub: 2025 Apr 2 Epub: 2025 Apr 2 Authors Mayengbam S , Raman M , Parnell JA , Eksteen B , Lambert JE , Eller LK , Nicolucci AC , Aktary ML , Reimer RA ,
Effects of inulin on intestinal flora and metabolism-related indicators in obese polycystic ovary syndrome patients. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
European journal of medical research (Eur J Med Res ) Vol: 29 Issue 1 Pages: 443
Pub: 2024 Aug 31 Epub: 2024 Aug 31 Authors Li X , Jiang B , Gao T , Nian Y , Bai X , Zhong J , Qin L , Gao Z , Wang H , Ma X ,
Effects of Dietary Ratio of Insoluble Fiber to Soluble Fiber on Reproductive Performance, Biochemical Parameters, and Fecal Microbial Composition of Gestating Sows. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI (Animals (Basel) ) Vol: 15 Issue 13 Pages:
Pub: 2025 Jun 23 Epub: 2025 Jun 23 Authors Wen X , Wu Q , Gao K , Yang X , Xiao H , Jiang Z , Wang L ,
The addition of encapsulated Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium, and Lactobacillus plantarum postbiotics, either alone or with inulin, improves slaughter weight, gut function, and microbiota in broilers. βœ… Go to Publication βœ…
BMC veterinary research (BMC Vet Res ) Vol: 21 Issue 1 Pages: 606
Pub: 2025 Oct 14 Epub: 2025 Oct 14 Authors Atan Çirpici H , Kirkpinar F ,

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