MODERATING THE EFFECT OF ENDOTOXINS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of an oral composition comprising meat extract and peptones, separately or in combination, in the manufacture of an oral composition to treat the effects of infection by pathogenic bacteria such as Clostridium difficile. Such effects may include the failure of the integrity of the gut epithelial cells and diarrhoea as well as other COX-2 mediated effects.