Gastroenterology
Drug assumption activates metabolic reactions both in the host and its gut microbiota. A study quantified the bacterial impact.
Researchers from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, in Italy, reviewed the scientific literature on the link between gut microbiota and aging.
According to J. Kinross, from Imperial College London, there's an urgent need to understand the role of the intestinal microbiome in the etiology of cancer.
Lactic-acid-producing bacteria support the regeneration of the gut lining by promoting the growth and differentiation of intestinal stem cells.
Fecal microbiota transplantation can be safely done either with lyophilized or frozen product, found a clinical trial published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Commensal gut microbes are inherited from parents and change little over generations, whereas pathogens tend to be transmitted between non-kin individuals.
Antonio Gasbarrini, director of CEMAD at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, explains how the microbiome clinics will help us against a variety of diseases.
A gut dysbiosis leads to an increase in proline, which gives C. difficile a competitive advantage and favors the development of the infection.
Scott Snapper, professor at Harvard Medical School, talks about IBD and therapeutic possibilities based on the manipulation of the intestinal microbiota.
Exosome-like nanoparticles derived from plants contain RNAs that regulate gut microbiota composition and impact on the gut barrier function.
