Study of the effect of pathogen lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the contractility of smooth muscle tissue in the human colon after mucosal exposure to LPS. Evaluation of the effect of the prob#3BC47D7
Project objectives
Study of the effect of pathogen lipopolysaccharide in a "ex vivo" model of post-infectious colitis and the protective role of probiotics and prebiotics.
Start/End Date
2007 - 2013
Principal Investigator
Dr. Michele Pier Luca Guarino
Host Institution
Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome
Other institutions involved
- Sapienza Università di Roma, Department of Clinical Medicine
- Sapienza Università di Roma, Department of Microbiology
