Journal article
A306 LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS JB-1 AMELIORATES COLONIC AGE-RELATED DYSMOTILITY
Abstract
Aging induces a range of physiological effects on the body, which includes gastrointestinal function and its microbiota. Studies of aged individuals and animals frequently reveal decreased transit and motility, which may contribute to the increased incidence of constipation in old age. The purpose of this study was to test whether the neuroactive microbe Lactobacillus rhamnosus (JB-1™) might reverse age-related hypomotility when added to the …
Authors
West C; Mao YK; Stanisz A; Bienenstock J; Kunze WA
Journal
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Vol. 1, No. suppl_1, pp. 531–532
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2018
DOI
10.1093/jcag/gwy008.307
ISSN
2515-2084