inflammation

Pregnancy-induced changes to the gut microbiota may exacerbate inflammation

The findings of a new study reveal a microbe-immune axis that is disrupted in pregnant animals, suggesting potential therapeutic approaches for pregnancy-associated sepsis.

Maternal immune cells influence a newborn’s lung immunity through the microbiota

The findings of a new study suggest that a newborn’s lung immunity is influenced by the interplay between maternal γδ T cells, the gut microbiota and microbial-derived SCFAs.

How some gut bacteria avoid immune surveillance

The immune system tolerates flagellins of commensal bacteria while mounting an immune response against flagellins produced by pathogens.

L. rhamnosus GG increases Bifidobacteria and reduces inflammation in children with cystic fibrosis, study says

A supplement of LGG would seem to favour the proliferation of Bifidobacterium and the improvement of clinical and immunological response to childhood cystic fibrosis.

New method tracks errant gut microbes that can trigger inflammatory diseases

Researchers have developed a new technique that can identify which gut microbes have migrated from the gut to the blood.

How gut microbes influence immune recovery during HIV treatment

the microbiota plays a key role in the resolution of inflammation and the recovery of immunity after HIV treatment. A new study published in Cell claims.

Food dyes metabolized by gut microbes cause colitis in mice with dysregulated immune system

Specific food dyes are environmental risk factors for colitis development in conditions where IL-23 expression is dysregulated.

People at risk for rheumatoid arthritis have unique viral communities in their guts

A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe could pave the way for using phages as biomarkers for the condition of rheumatoid arthritis.

Intestinal microbes could protect against gut inflammation and colorectal cancer

The alterations in gut microbiota composition observed in mice lacking TAK1 can generate a protective immunity against colitis and colorectal cancer.

Gut microbes produce metabolites that mimic human signaling molecules

Fatty acid amides produced by Clostridia can help the bacteria to modulate their host by mimicking human signaling molecules.

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