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2026 , Vol. 52 >Issue 7: 372 - 380

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.043218

Research progress on impact of dietary components on intestinal mucus barrier function in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

  • ZHANG Yangyang ,
  • XU Mengnan ,
  • SONG Hong ,
  • LIU He ,
  • SHI Taiyuan ,
  • YANG Lina
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  • 1(College of Food Science and Engineering, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China)
    2(The Office of Government Advisors of Shenyang Municipal Government, Shenyang 110167, China)

Received date: 2025-05-12

  Revised date: 2025-08-26

  Online published: 2026-04-17

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Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder.There are various pathways leading to it, but the damage to the intestinal mucus barrier plays a significant role in the occurrence of the disease.The intestinal mucus barrier is susceptible to dietary components.Unreasonable dietary components can damage the intestinal mucus barrier, activate intestinal disease signaling pathways such as inflammation, and increase the risk of intestinal diseases.This article summarizes the impact of dietary components on the intestinal mucus barrier function in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, with the aim of protecting the intestinal mucus barrier function through adjusting dietary structure or developing functional foods, maintaining intestinal health, and slowing down the development of intestinal inflammatory diseases.

Key words： inflammatory bowel disease; mucin; mucus barrier; dietary components

Cite this article

ZHANG Yangyang , XU Mengnan , SONG Hong , LIU He , SHI Taiyuan , YANG Lina . Research progress on impact of dietary components on intestinal mucus barrier function in patients with inflammatory bowel disease[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2026 , 52(7) : 372 -380 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.043218

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