gut microbiota
Gastroenterology, Scientific research
Microbial communities may be engineered at the protein-expression level because bacteria adjust their protein production in response to specific neighbors.
Immunology
Sangeribacter muris KT1-3 made sepsis deadlier by amplifying inflammation driven by TLR4.
Video, Gastroenterology
Maria Rescigno presents a preclinical study investigating a non-absorbable antibiotic with eubiotic properties in a mouse model of gastrointestinal toxicity induced by the chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).
Gastroenterology, Scientific research
MOZAIC, an AI model designed to compare donor and recipients microbiotas, predicted the microbiota convergence after FMT with an accuracy of about 80%.
Neuroscience
The findings highlight TnAse producing gut microbiota, indole, and AhR as promising therapeutic targets for IBS-associated affective disturbances.
Video, Scientific research
According to Stephen Michael Collins, McMaster University, these vesicles may represent not only a new component of the microbiota–gut–brain axis, but also a promising platform for future targeted drug, vaccine…
Oncology, Gastroenterology
Microbes migrating from the mouth to the gut may play a role in gastric cancer and could become targets for diagnosis or treatment.
Oncology
Lactobacillus salivarius can make cancer immunotherapy less effective by producing indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), that weakens the body’s anti-tumor immune response.
Neuroscience, Gynecology
Early interventions targeting the infant gut microbiota, especially in babies born by C-section, may reduce the probability of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.
Pediatrics, Scientific research
Supplementation with key beneficial bacteria, alongside efforts to reduce breastfeeding barriers, may offer scalable strategies to reduce socioeconomic health disparities.