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Published on: March 5, 2012
Dietary polyamines and non-neoplastic growth and disease
P Deloyer1, O Peulen, G Dandrifosse
1Biochemistry and General Physiology Department, Chemistry Institute, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liege, Belgium.
Abstract:
This review presents the data that are now available concerning the effects of dietary polyamines at either postnatal or adult stages in non-neoplastic growth and disease. Polyamines provided by food have a potential role in growth and development of the digestive system in neonatal mammals (and fishes). In humans, this property could be of importance in preventing the appearance of food allergies. Dietary polyamines also seem necessary for the maintenance of normal growth and general properties of adult digestive tract. Their possible therapeutic effects have been investigated in gastric, intestinal, and, more recently, whole-body healing.
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