The intestinal epithelium has one of the highest rates of cellular turnover in a process that is
tightly regulated. As the transit-amplifying progenitors of the intestinal epithelium generate …

Inflammation is a biological response of the immune system that can be triggered by a
variety of factors, including pathogens, damaged cells and toxic compounds. These factors …

Environmental pollution caused by plastics has become a public health problem. However,
the effect of microplastics on gut microbiota, inflammation development and their underlying …

The human gastrointestinal tract is colonized by trillions of microorganisms that interact with
the host to maintain structural and functional homeostasis. Acting as the interface between …

Evidence is growing that the gut microbiota modulates the host response to
chemotherapeutic drugs, with three main clinical outcomes: facilitation of drug efficacy; …

The composition of the gut microbiota is in constant flow under the influence of factors such
as the diet, ingested drugs, the intestinal mucosa, the immune system, and the microbiota …

Oral delivery of therapeutics is the preferred route of administration due to ease of
administration which is associated with greater patient medication adherence. One major …

Cytokine storm generates during various systemic acute infections, including sepsis and
current pandemic called COVID-19 (severe) causing devastating inflammatory conditions …

Dysregulated inflammatory responses play a pivotal role in the initiation, development, and
progression of tumors, as demonstrated by the association between ulcerative colitis and the …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic relapsing inflammatory disease. Although the etiology
of UC remains unclear, it could be characterized by inflammation of the intestinal mucosa …