Gut microbiota, dietary intakes and intestinal permeability reflected by serum zonulin in women
Sabrina Mörkl, Sonja Lackner, Andreas Meinitzer, Harald Mangge, Michael Lehofer, Bettina Halwachs, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Karl Kashofer, Annamaria Painold, Anna K. Holl, S. Bengesser, Wolfram Müller, Peter Holzer, Sandra Holasek
Butyrate-producing gut bacteria such as Faecalibacteria could decrease gut permeability and lower inflammation. The diversity of the gut microbiota in women does not seem to be correlated with the serum zonulin concentration. Further interventional studies are needed to investigate gut mucosal permeability and the gut microbiome in the context of dietary factors.