gut microbiota
Nutrition
Hafnia alvei HA4597® produces ClpB, a protein that acts through molecular mimicry of the satiety hormone alpha-MSH and regulates appetite.
Gastroenterology
A new study published in Cell could help to detect infection outbreaks and study the distribution of antibiotic-resistant microbes in different urban areas.
Nutrition, Pediatrics
Cowpea-based foods protect the gut microbiota, helping malnourished children to grow stronger. A new study published in Cell Reports Medicine claims.
Pediatrics
The composition of a baby’s first stool could determine whether children are likely to develop allergies and other conditions later in life.
Gastroenterology
Specific food dyes are environmental risk factors for colitis development in conditions where IL-23 expression is dysregulated.
Pediatrics
A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe claims that the infant gut is home to bacteria that harbor hundreds of antibiotic-resistance genes.
Gastroenterology, Immunology
A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe could pave the way for using phages as biomarkers for the condition of rheumatoid arthritis.
Gastroenterology
The alterations in gut microbiota composition observed in mice lacking TAK1 can generate a protective immunity against colitis and colorectal cancer.
Gastroenterology, Immunology
Fatty acid amides produced by Clostridia can help the bacteria to modulate their host by mimicking human signaling molecules.
Gastroenterology
The evolutionary history of the human microbiota could help to understand the role of present-day gut microbes in health and disease.