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Eur J Pediatr 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Clinical Genetics Department, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
The filamin A gene (FLNA) on Xq28 encodes the filamin A protein. Mutation in FLNA causes a wide spectrum of disease including skeletal dysplasia, neuronal migration abnormality, cardiovascular malformation, intellectual disability and intestinal obstruction. Recently, childhood-onset interstitial lung disease associated with a range of FLNA mutations has been recognised and reported. Read More
Eat Weight Disord 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Service de Médecine Interne et des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Reims, 51092, Reims, France.
Geophagy is widespread among women from Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean and may persist in western countries. This practice may be associated with adverse effects such as anaemia, constipation or intestinal occlusion. We aimed to determine the prevalence of geophagy and the level of knowledge about its health effects among healthy adults originating from these countries and attending a travel medicine and international vaccination consultation in France. Read More
Parasitol Res 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada.
Differentiating the Eimeria species causing cecal coccidiosis in turkeys is challenging. To obtain benchmark biological data for Eimeria gallopavonis Hawkins 1952 and Eimeria meleagridis Tyzzer 1929 and to support the stability of the species concept for each, genetically typed, single oocyst-derived lines of E. gallopavonis Weybridge strain and E. Read More
AMB Express 2018 Dec 13;8(1):192. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People's Republic of China.
Remarkably little information is available about the interaction between the gut microbiota and intestinal immunity in fish and crustaceans. In our study, we used Illumina MiSeq sequencing and real-time quantitative PCR to compare the microbial community and immunity genes expression in the foregut, midgut and hindgut of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Our results indicated that the community richness of the midgut is higher than in the foregut or the hindgut, although the bacterial diversity in the hindgut is higher. Read More
Pediatr Radiol 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology,, Children's Hospital Colorado,, 13123 East 16th Ave., Mailbox B-463,, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
The term cloacal malformation is commonly used to describe the classic cloacal malformation where there is a single common urogenital and intestinal channel located at the expected site of the urethra. There is, however, a spectrum of cloacal abnormalities that differ from this classic type and are less well discussed in the radiologic and surgical literature. The aim of this pictorial essay is to familiarize radiologists with the anatomy, appropriate terminology and key prenatal imaging findings that differentiate the six entities that constitute the spectrum of cloacal abnormalities. Read More
Eur Radiol 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan II Road, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Objectives: Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides information on both perfusion and diffusion and has been used to evaluate Crohn's disease (CD) activity and fibrosis in children; however, there are no reports on its use in adults. We aimed to determine its value for detecting and grading intestinal fibrosis in adults with CD compared with contrast-enhanced imaging and traditional diffusion-weighted imaging using surgical histopathology as a reference standard.
Methods: Twenty-four adults with CD underwent preoperative IVIM, traditional diffusion-weighted, and contrast-enhanced imaging. Read More
Cureus 2018 Oct 9;10(10):e3432. Epub 2018 Oct 9.
Otolaryngology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Cecal leiomyomas are rare benign tumors of smooth muscle arising from the colonic muscularis mucosa or muscularis propria. They are usually asymptomatic in nature and, if symptomatic, may present as pain in the abdomen, intestinal obstruction, or bleeding. In some cases, leiomyoma can cause free perforation leading to peritonitis. Read More
Mol Clin Oncol 2018 Dec 5;9(6):661-665. Epub 2018 Oct 5.
Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo 113-0021, Japan.
Primary gastric undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a rare disease with insufficient long-term follow-up data. In the present study, a 70-year-old male complained of abdominal fullness and visited our hospital. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a large tumor in the upper part of the stomach, which was accompanied by smaller tumors in the small intestinal mesentery. Read More
Front Immunol 2018 27;9:2757. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Center for Neuroregeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, United States.
The secondary injury cascade that is activated following traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces responses from multiple physiological systems, including the immune system. These responses are not limited to the area of brain injury; they can also alter peripheral organs such as the intestinal tract. Gut microbiota play a role in the regulation of immune cell populations and microglia activation, and microbiome dysbiosis is implicated in immune dysregulation and behavioral abnormalities. Read More
Front Microbiol 2018 30;9:2938. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018. Read More
Front Microbiol 2018 27;9:2792. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Sulfoquinovose (SQ, 6-deoxy-6-sulfoglucose) is produced by plants and other phototrophs and its biodegradation is a relevant component of the biogeochemical carbon and sulfur cycles. SQ is known to be degraded by aerobic bacterial consortia in two tiers via C-organosulfonates as transient intermediates to CO, water and sulfate. In this study, we present a first laboratory model for anaerobic degradation of SQ by bacterial consortia in two tiers to acetate and hydrogen sulfide (HS). Read More
Pathologica 2018 Sep;110(2):92-95
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, G.F. Ingrassia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", Anatomic Pathology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.
Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma is a rare primary vaginal carcinoma and considerably more uncommon than metastatic lesions which represent the most frequent malignancy at this anatomic site. Among all malignant tumors, colorectal, breast and female genital tract carcinomas have the tendency to metastasize to the vagina.
As morphologic and immunohistochemical features of intestinal-type adenocarcinoma occurring primarily in the vagina are not specific, clinical and radiologic information is crucial to exclude a metastatic lesion. Read More
Sci Rep 2018 Dec 13;8(1):17834. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Next to progressive airway disease, CF is also associated with intestinal inflammation and dysbiosis. Ivacaftor, a CFTR potentiator, has improved pulmonary and nutritional status but its effects on the intestinal microbiota and inflammation are unclear. Read More
Sci Rep 2018 Dec 13;8(1):17819. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are protective against inflammatory diseases. Free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFA2), is a target of SCFAs however, their selectivity for FFA2 over other FFA receptors is limited. This study aimed to functionally characterise 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-N-(thiazole-2-yl)butanamide (4CMTB) and 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazole-2-yl)amino)-4oxo-3-phenylbutanoic acid (2CTAP), and their enantiomers, in modulating FFA2 activity. Read More
Microbiome 2018 Dec 13;6(1):224. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Science, China Agricultural University, No. 2, West Yuanmingyuan Road, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China.
Background: Antibiotics are commonly used worldwide, and pesticide is a kind of xenobiotic to which humans are frequently exposed. The interactive impact of antibiotics on pesticides has rarely been studied. We aim to investigate the effects of antibiotics on the pesticide exposure risk and whether gut microbiota altered by antibiotics has an influence on pesticide bioavailability. Read More
Nutr Hosp 2018 Apr 3;0(0):18-26. Epub 2018 Apr 3.
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Set of resident microorganisms in our body that are responsible for the absorption of nutrients and the maintenance of health is named microbiota. The microbiota´s role is protective, trophic and metabolic. Different groups of microbiota intestinal name enterotypes, each one of them are in relation to specific dietary habits. Read More
Nutr Hosp 2018 Apr 3;0(0):4-12. Epub 2018 Apr 3.
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Enteral nutrition consists of the administration of chemically defined nutrients which are partially or fully metabolised in the intestinal tract, by the oral route or through a tube, to get an adequate and efficient nutritional supply. Enteral nutrition is the first option when one needs artificial nutrition, keeping parenteral nutrition only for those cases for which enteral nutrition would be insufficient or impossible. Enteral nutrition formulas are classified according to their composition with complete or uncompleted supply of nutrients, administration route, and protein content, energy density and type and content of fibre, and in second term according to general or special purposes utilization. Read More
Int J Mol Sci 2018 Dec 12;19(12). Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil.
Inflammatory bowel disease is triggered by an uncontrolled immune response associated with genetic, environmental, and intestinal microbiota imbalance. Ipomoea asarifolia (IA), popularly known as "salsa" or "brave salsa", belongs to the Convolvulaceae family. The aim of this approach was to study the preventive effect of IA aqueous extract in 2,4-dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (DNBS)-induced colitis in rats. Read More
Molecules 2018 Dec 11;23(12). Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Institute of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Biology, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Koenigin-Luise-Str. 2+4, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Microorganisms 2018 Dec 11;6(4). Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Ruminant Diseases Immunology Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
Monoclonal antibodies against subspecies proteins are important tools in Johne's disease research and diagnostics. Johne's disease is a chronic inflammatory intestinal disease of cattle, sheep, and other ruminant animals. We have previously generated multiple sets of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in different studies; however, because many were generated and screened against a whole-cell extract of , the antigens that bind to these antibodies remained unknown. Read More
Nutrients 2018 Dec 8;10(12). Epub 2018 Dec 8.
Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Several human interventions have indicated that 299v ( 299v) increases intestinal iron absorption. The aim of the present study was to investigate possible effects of 299v on the mechanisms of iron absorption on the cellular level. We have previously shown that lactic fermentation of vegetables increased iron absorption in humans. Read More
Toxins (Basel) 2018 Dec 8;10(12). Epub 2018 Dec 8.
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, 7004 Hobart, Australia.
Mycotoxins are emerging toxins in the marine environment, which can co-occur with algal toxins to exert synergistic or antagonistic effects for human seafood consumption. The current study assesses the cytotoxicity of the algal toxin okadaic acid, shellfish, and dust storm-associated mycotoxins alone or in combination on human intestinal (HT-29) and neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) cell lines. Based on calculated IC (inhibitory concentration 50%) values, mycotoxins and the algal toxin on their own exhibited increased cytotoxicity in the order of sydowinin A < sydowinin B < patulin < alamethicin < sydowinol < gliotoxin ≈ okadaic acid against the HT-29 cell line, and sydowinin B < sydowinin A < alamethicin ≈ sydowinol < patulin, < gliotoxin < okadaic acid against the SH-SY5Y cell line. Read More
Biomolecules 2018 Dec 10;8(4). Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Excess alcohol consumption is a global crisis contributing to over 3 million alcohol-related deaths per year worldwide and economic costs exceeding $200 billion dollars, which include productivity losses, healthcare, and other effects (e.g., property damages). Read More
Int J Mol Sci 2018 Dec 10;19(12). Epub 2018 Dec 10.
General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano 20122, Italy.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) defines a wide pathological spectrum ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) which may predispose to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It represents the leading cause of hepatic damage worldwide. Diagnosis of NASH still requires liver biopsy but due to the high prevalence of NAFLD, this procedure, which is invasive, is not practicable for mass screening. Read More
Molecules 2018 Dec 7;23(12). Epub 2018 Dec 7.
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
is a traditional Chinese herb with anti-diabetic effects and has diverse bibenzyls as well as phenanthrenes. Little is known about polyphenols anti-diabetic activities, so, a rich-polyphenols extract of (DJP) was used for treatment of diabetic db/db mice; the serum biochemical index and tissue appearance were evaluated. In order to gain an insight into the anti-diabetic mechanism, the oxidative stress index, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and gut microbiota modulation were determined by ELISA, immunohistochemistry or high throughput sequencing 16S rRNA gene. Read More
Int J Mol Sci 2018 Dec 7;19(12). Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Major of Food Science & Technology, Division of Applied Food System, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, Korea.
Because of their nutritional value, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) are applied as a dietary source of zinc, by direct addition to complex, multiple-component food matrices. The thereby occurring interactions of NPs with food matrices may have biological or toxic effects. In particular, NP interactions with food protein can lead to structural deformation of the latter, potentially changing its digestive efficiency and gastrointestinal absorption. Read More
J Clin Med 2018 Dec 7;7(12). Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland.
The central nervous system (CNS) and the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract communicate through the gut-brain axis (GBA). Such communication is bi-directional and involves neuronal, endocrine, and immunological mechanisms. There is mounting data that gut microbiota is the source of a number of neuroactive and immunocompetent substances, which shape the structure and function of brain regions involved in the control of emotions, cognition, and physical activity. Read More
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Dec;97(49):e13538
Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei.
Rationale: Autonomic symptoms are not uncommon in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), but they are mostly mild and transient and are overshadowed by somatic manifestations. Here, we report a very unusual case of CIDP with severe autonomic symptom, intestinal obstruction, as initial and persistent symptom which responded well to high-dose glucocorticoid and intravenous immunoglobulin treatment.
Patient Concerns: We described a patient with CIDP with precedent and long-lasting incomplete intestinal obstruction. Read More
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Dec;97(49):e13492
Rationale: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients manifest symptoms of disturbed gut function, such as neural sensory-motor changes. Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), normally present in neural tissue, exists in close apposition to the mucosal immune system and intestinal epithelium, and a bi-directional communication is known to occur at these interfaces. Somatostatin has been shown to suppress the inflammatory reaction, and has been used in several clinical trials to treat inflammatory disorders, such rheumatoid arthritis. Read More
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Dec;97(49):e13469
Department of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital.
Rationale: About 50% of patients with a diagnosis of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma exhibit metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis. The preferential sites of extrapulmonary spread are the lymph nodes, liver, brain, adrenal glands, and bones; gastrointestinal tract perforation secondary to metastatic lung cancer is extremely rare.
Patient Concerns: A 60-year-old male nonsmoker patient presented with a 20-day history of facial, neck, and right upper limb edema. Read More
Poult Sci 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, NL-6700AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
The current study aimed to investigate whether diet density affects growth performance and nutrient digestion during the first wk after hatch and digestive organ weight at 7 d of age. Effects were studied using a dose-response design consisting of 5 dietary fat levels (3.5, 7. Read More
Poult Sci 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
There is limited information on the effects of enteric pathogen on bone quality in rapidly growing broiler chicks. We examined tibia and femur attributes (length, diameter, relative weight of ash content [AC] to the BW, ash concentration [AP]) and serum bone-turnover markers including receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) for resorption, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) for mineralization, and selected serum metabolites in 14-day-old broilers challenged with Eimeria. A total of 160 (80 males and 80 females) 1-day-old Ross × Ross 708 chicks were used. Read More
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Objectives: After oesophagectomy, stomach grafts are most frequently used to restore intestinal continuity. Less frequently, a colonic graft is used. There is quite a large body of literature addressing the functional outcome after gastric pull-up, but little is known about the functional results of colonic interposition (CI). Read More
Fish Shellfish Immunol 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan, Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China. Electronic address:
The present study explored the effects of dietary gossypol on the gut health of on-growing grass carp. The fish were fed six diets containing different levels of free gossypol (0, 121.38, 243. Read More
Clin Immunol 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
AESKU.KIPP Institute, Wendelsheim, Germany.. Electronic address:
Microbial transglutaminase is heavily used in the food processing industries to improve food qualities. Being a protein's glue, by cross-linking it creates neoepitope complexes that are immunogenic and potentially pathogenic in celiac disease. Despite low sequence identity, it imitates functionally its family member, the endogenous tissue transglutaminase, which is the autoantigen of celiac disease. Read More
Clin Immunol 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Institute for Biotechnology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany. Electronic address:
The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is steadily increasing. IBD is characterized by a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and is classified into the two main groups Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Genetic predispositions, environmental factors and a dysregulated immune response are known to part take in the onset of IBD. Read More
Int J Biol Macromol 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Affiliated Hospital, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of BioMacromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130021, China. Electronic address:
EP-1 is a polysaccharide with a molecular weight of approximately 3100 Da, which is extracted from the cultured mycelium of Hericium erinaceus. Its anti-ulcerative colitis activity was evaluated in experimental systems using rats with ulcerative colitis and Caco-2 cells as models for experimentation. Our results showed that the treatment of EP-1 could increase SOD enzyme activity as well as decrease ROS content and oxidative damage both in vivo and in vitro. Read More
Virus Res 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Laboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Malabsorption syndrome (MAS) is an economically important disease of young, commercially reared broilers, characterized by growth retardation, defective feather development and diarrheic faeces. Several viruses have been tentatively associated to such syndrome. Here, in order to examine potential associations between enteric viruses and MAS, the faecal viromes of 70 stool samples collected from diseased (n = 35) and healthy (n = 35) chickens from seven flocks were characterized and compared. Read More
Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Division of Mucosal Vaccine, Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639 Japan; Division of Mucosal Barriology, Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639 Japan; Division of Mucosal Immunology, IMSUT Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639 Japan; Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and CU-UCSD Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Cell Host Microbe 2018 Dec;24(6):833-846.e6
Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Symbionts play an indispensable role in gut homeostasis, but underlying mechanisms remain elusive. To clarify the role of lactic-acid-producing bacteria (LAB) on intestinal stem-cell (ISC)-mediated epithelial development, we fed mice with LAB-type symbionts such as Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus spp. Here we show that administration of LAB-type symbionts significantly increased expansion of ISCs, Paneth cells, and goblet cells. Read More
Cell Host Microbe 2018 Dec;24(6):817-832.e8
State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pig Precision Feeding and Feed Safety Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China. Electronic address:
Alternatives to antibiotics for preventing diarrhea in early-weaned farm animals are sorely needed. CM piglets (a native Chinese breed) are more resistant to early-weaning stress-induced diarrhea than the commercial crossbred LY piglets. Transferring fecal microbiota, but not saline, from healthy CM into LY piglets by oral administration prior to early weaning conferred diarrhea resistance. Read More
Cell Host Microbe 2018 Dec;24(6):755-757
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Gut fungal dysbiosis exacerbates colitis and lung allergy. In recent studies published in Science (Leonardi et al., 2018) and Cell Host & Microbe (Li et al. Read More
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2018 ;61(3):103-107
Department of Gerontology and Metabolism, Teaching Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Background: This retrospective clinical study would like to objectively denote a quality of life of persons afflicted by an abdominal catastrophe and managed by an extensive surgery can be almost as well conformable as those of healthy people in a similar age group.
Methods: A set of eighteen patients who were successfully surgically treated and cured enjoyed a relatively good convalescence after their surgery and returned to a satisfactory standard of life from the point of view of organ function and psychosomatic state. Statistical analysis of the data collected over a period of 1 to 6 years after this complex therapy using special questionnaire for QOL assessment SF-36 was performed. Read More
J Med Food 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Central R&D Laboratory, KOBYASHI Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Compound K (CK) is a metabolite of a saponin in Panax ginseng, formed from ginsenoside, a triterpenoid glycoside, by human intestinal bacteria. Lactobacillus paracasei A221 isolated from fermented food can hydrolyze (deglycosylate) the main ginsenoside, ginsenoside Rb1, and generate CK. However, the pharmacokinetics of L. Read More
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center, United States.
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) has been implicated to be an important pathogenic factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). MMP-9 is markedly elevated in intestinal tissue of patients with IBD, and IBD patients have a defective intestinal tight junction (TJ) barrier manifested by an increase in intestinal permeability. The loss of intestinal barrier function is a contributing factor in the development of intestinal inflammation, the role of MMP-9 in intestinal barrier function remains unclear. Read More
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
University of California at San Francisco, United States.
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract renews frequently to sustain nutrient digestion and absorption in the face of consistent tissue stress. In many species, proliferative intestinal stem cells (ISCs) are responsible for repairing the damage arising from chemical and mechanical aspects of food breakdown and exposure to pathogens. As the cellular source of all mature cell types of the intestinal epithelium throughout adulthood, ISCs hold tremendous therapeutic potential for understanding and treating GI disease in humans. Read More
Histol Histopathol 2018 Dec 13:18074. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is a frequent, but potentially life-threatening condition. Although much has been learned about its pathophysiology from animal IR models, the translation to the human setting is imperative for better understanding of its etiology. This could provide us with new insight into development of early detection and potential new therapeutic strategies. Read More
Ann Biol Clin (Paris) 2018 Dec;76(6):681-685
Laboratoire de biochimie, Hôpital Saint-Philibert, Lomme, France.
The Waldmann's disease is a primitive intestinal lymphangectasia. This exsudative enteropathy initiates a protein leakage by the digestive tract. Clinically, this syndrome is characterised by oedemas and biologically by hypoprotidemia and loss of lymphocytes T CD4+, which increases a risk for infections. Read More
EJNMMI Res 2018 Dec 12;8(1):108. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Background: Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor antagonists have promise in theranostics of several highly incident tumours, including prostate and breast. This study presents the first human dosimetry of Ga-NODAGA-MJ9 in the first five consecutive patients with recurrent prostate cancer included in a dual-tracer positron emission tomography (PET) protocol. Five male patients with biochemical relapse of prostate adenocarcinoma underwent four whole-body time-of-flight PET/CT scans within 2 h after tracer injection. Read More
Methods Mol Biol 2019 ;1907:91-102
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
The tissue engineering method of decellularization and recellularization has been successfully used in a variety of regenerative medicine applications. The protocols used to de/recellularize various organs and tissues are largely different. Here we describe a method to effectively engineer a bioartificial colon by completely removing original cells from human intestinal tissues followed by repopulating the acellular tissue matrix with cell cultures. Read More