腸道主宰了人體70%的免疫細胞,是健康的重要防線;而這道重要防線,其實受到腸道的黏液屏障(mucus layer)的保護,是身體多種防禦機制中的第一道防線。
腸道黏液屏障覆蓋在腸的上皮,能防止細菌接觸腸道上皮細胞,減少致敏源或病毒等外來物質通過腸道進入身體。健康的腸道黏膜細胞緊密連結(Tight junction)連結在一起,不但會分泌腸道黏液,更會吸收身體所需的營養,同時阻擋有害物質的入侵。相反,一旦腸道黏膜屏障受損,黏液不足,緊密連結這道關卡鬆脫,造成細胞間的縫隙變大,有害物質可以進入身體,可能引致易敏問題。
G-NiiB M3XTRA護腸專利配方,採用大學研發的綜合益生菌,包括3種雙歧桿與 2種鏈球菌;再配合精準挑選的3種益生元(菊粉、低聚半乳糖及聚葡萄糖),促進好菌生長及定殖。研究證明,服用M3XTRA護腸專利配方4星期內,好菌(當中包括雙歧桿菌)增加了42.6%,促進產生丁酸鹽和其他短鏈脂肪酸(SCFA),加強腸道健康,減低體內過激免疫反應。配方中含有嗜熱鏈球菌(Streptococcus thermophilus)的分泌物胞外多醣(Exo-Poly Saccharides, EPS)混合刺雲豆膠(Tara Gum),形成凝膠效應。胞外多醣會分泌到細胞壁外,或依附在微生物細胞壁而成莢膜能顯著地改善腸道生理屏障。
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