METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE INTESTINAL TRACT

摘要

The present invention relates to a glucan derived from yeast having a beta- (1, 3) -backbone with one or more beta- (1, 3) -side chains linked thereto for use in the treatment or prevention of inflammatory bowel disease and related diseases of abnormal bowel function in an animal, in particular to such uses employing a soluble glucan, e.g. from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, preferably when administered orally. The invention also relates to alternative treatments of inflammatory bowel disease and related diseases of abnormal bowel function utilising meal or protein derived from Asteraceae.