University of Louisville researchers have discovered how a naturally occurring microbial compound may help protect the gut ...

Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) renewal provides potential targets for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Growing evidence has highlighted the ...

University of Louisville researchers have discovered how a naturally occurring microbial compound may help protect the gut ...

Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) reside in regionally variable niches that provide diverse microenvironmental cues such as tissue oxygen status, and morphogen signaling. Integration of these cues with ISC ...

Paneth cell metaplasia (PCM), long viewed as a consequence of chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis, may also help ...

A new study reveals that urolithin A selectively activates a protective pathway in intestinal cells, strengthening gut ...

A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant progress in understanding the relationship between gut microbiota and ...

Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd. The small intestine is not only essential for digestion and nutrient absorption but also for immune regulation and maintaining a balanced microbial ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other intestinal disorders affect millions of people worldwide, often causing lasting ...

A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot soldier in the body's defense against bacterial infection, does not actually ...