The life of all animals is dominated by alternating feelings of hunger and satiety—the main
involuntary motivations for feeding-related behaviour. Gut bacteria depend fully on their host …

Intestinal adaptation is a natural compensatory process that occurs following extensive
intestinal resection, whereby structural and functional changes in the intestine improve …

Adult mesenchymal stem cells, including preadipocytes, possess a cellular sensory
organelle called the primary cilium. Ciliated preadipocytes abundantly populate perivascular …

Background & aims Intestinal failure (IF) is defined as “the reduction of gut function below
the minimum necessary for the absorption of macronutrients and/or water and electrolytes …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare and severe condition where
home parenteral nutrition (HPN) dependence can be either permanent or transient. The …

Background Despite increased awareness of diet and nutrition being integral to the
management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there are gaps in the …

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) refers to the malabsorptive state caused by physical or
functional loss of portions of the small intestine, most commonly following extensive …

Background: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) restricts food intake, and when the Roux
limb is elongated to 150 cm, the procedure is believed to induce malabsorption. Objective …

Background & aim Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is the primary treatment for chronic
intestinal failure (IF). Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is indicated when there is an increased …

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is characterized by nutrient malabsorption and occurs
following surgical resection, congenital defect, or disease of the bowel. The severity of SBS …