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ArticleJournal of the science of food and agriculture2026

Oral PHGG ameliorates atopic dermatitis-like dermatitis with concurrent modulation of colonic IgA and cecal microbiota: implications for the gut-skin axis.

Derrick Kakooza, Hyeonjun Yu, Jonghyun Jeong, Jung Cheul Shin, Woo Jung Kim, Sung-Kwon Moon, Hoon Kim

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Article in Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Derrick KakoozaDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, South Korea.
Hyeonjun YuDepartment of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
Jonghyun JeongDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, South Korea.
Jung Cheul ShinHIEMS NATURA Inc., Seongnam, South Korea.
Woo Jung KimBiocenter, Gyeonggido Business and Science Accelerator, Suwon, South Korea.
Sung-Kwon MoonDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4514-3457
Hoon KimDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Anyang University, Anyang, South Korea.

Funding

Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education 2018R1A6A1A03025159National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) RS-2026-25497299
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Abstract

backgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) is increasingly recognized as a systemic inflammatory disorder linked to intestinal immune and microbiome dysregulation. However, whether dietary galactomannan fibers can mitigate AD through coordinated modulation of the gut-skin axis remains unexplored. This study investigated the anti-atopic potential of orally administered partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG), a low-viscosity, fermentable galactomannan enriched in low-mass oligosaccharides (mannose/galactose ratio of 1.87).

resultsIn TNF-α/IFN-γ-stimulated HaCaT keratinocytes, PHGG (100-400 μg mL

conclusionThese findings demonstrate that oligosaccharide-enriched PHGG ameliorates AD-like inflammation through concurrent modulation of cutaneous immune responses, colonic mucosal immunity, and gut microbial community structure, supporting a gut-skin axis mechanism. Future studies quantifying microbial metabolites are warranted to establish causal mediators of gut-to-skin signaling. © 2026 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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CecumColonDermatitis, AtopicGalactansGastrointestinal MicrobiomeImmunoglobulin AMannansPlant GumsSkinAdministration, OralAnimalsBacteriaCaco-2 CellsCytokinesFemaleHumansCytokinesGalactansguar gumImmunoglobulin AMannansPlant Gumsgalactomannan oligosaccharideintestinal epithelial barriermicrobiota remodelingpartially hydrolyzed guar gumTh2 reaction modulationthymic stromal lymphopoietin

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PMCPMC13341075

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