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The intestinal mucosal barrier, also referred to as intestinal barrier, refers to the property of the intestinal mucosa that ensures adequate containment of undesirable luminal contents within the intestine while preserving the ability to absorb nutrients.
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of fibre source on intestinalmucosalbarrier function in weaning piglets.
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These data support the notion of an underlying intestinalmucosalbarrier hyperresponsiveness in a subset of patients with CD, independent of inflammation.