Tryptophan metabolism and gut-brain homeostasis

W Roth, K Zadeh, R Vekariya, Y Ge… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid critical for protein synthesis in humans that has
emerged as a key player in the microbiota-gut-brain axis. It is the only precursor for the …

Demystifying the manipulation of host immunity, metabolism, and extraintestinal tumors by the gut microbiome

Z Zhang, H Tang, P Chen, H Xie, Y Tao - Signal transduction and …, 2019 - nature.com
The trillions of microorganisms in the gut microbiome have attracted much attention recently
owing to their sophisticated and widespread impacts on numerous aspects of host …

Gut microbiota dysbiosis and altered tryptophan catabolism contribute to autoimmunity in lupus-susceptible mice

SC Choi, J Brown, M Gong, Y Ge, M Zadeh… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
The autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by the
production of pathogenic autoantibodies. It has been postulated that gut microbial dysbiosis …

Learning representations of microbe–metabolite interactions

JT Morton, AA Aksenov, LF Nothias, JR Foulds… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Integrating multiomics datasets is critical for microbiome research; however, inferring
interactions across omics datasets has multiple statistical challenges. We solve this problem …

Characterization of the pathoimmunology of necrotizing enterocolitis reveals novel therapeutic opportunities

SX Cho, I Rudloff, JC Lao, MA Pang, R Goldberg… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe, currently untreatable intestinal disease that
predominantly affects preterm infants and is driven by poorly characterized inflammatory …

A novel role of SLC26A3 in the maintenance of intestinal epithelial barrier integrity

A Kumar, S Priyamvada, Y Ge, D Jayawardena… - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The down-regulated in adenoma (DRA) protein, encoded by SLC26A3,
a key intestinal chloride anion exchanger, has recently been identified as a novel …

Roles for interleukin 17 and adaptive immunity in pathogenesis of colorectal cancer

CG Hurtado, F Wan, F Housseau, CL Sears - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Sporadic colorectal cancer is one of the most common and lethal cancers worldwide. The
locations and functions of immune cells in the colorectal tumor microenvironment are …

Role of prebiotics in enhancing the function of next-generation probiotics in gut microbiota

Y Fei, Z Chen, S Han, S Zhang, T Zhang… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
With the development of high-throughput DNA sequencing and molecular analysis
technologies, next-generation probiotics (NGPs) are increasingly gaining attention as live …

Vitamin B12 coordinates ileal epithelial cell and microbiota functions to resist Salmonella infection in mice

Y Ge, M Zadeh, M Mohamadzadeh - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2022 - rupress.org
Deprivation of vitamin B12 (VB12) is linked to various diseases, but the underlying
mechanisms in disease progression are poorly understood. Using multiomic approaches …

[HTML][HTML] Early gut microbiota intervention in premature infants: Application perspectives

Q Xiang, X Yan, W Shi, H Li, K Zhou - Journal of Advanced Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of death in children under the age of five.
One of the major factors contributing to the high risk of diseases and deaths in premature …