Threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid for animals and the limiting amino acid in swine
and poultry diets, which plays a vital role in the modulation of nutritional metabolism …

Background & Aims The gut microbiome has been suggested to play a role in gut barrier
hemostasis, but data are scarce and limited to animal studies. We therefore aimed to assess …

Parasitic helminths secrete and excrete a vast array of molecules known to help skew or
suppress the host's immune response, thereby establishing a niche for sustained parasite …

Diet is a major factor determining gut microbiota composition and perturbances in this
complex ecosystem are associated with the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here, we …

Although intestinal microbial dysbiosis was confirmed to be associated with many chronic
diseases and health status through complicated interaction with the host, the effect on …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the
gastrointestinal tract. The etiology of IBD remains elusive, but the disease is suggested to …

Thyroid nodules are found in nearly half of the adult population. Accumulating evidence
suggests that the gut microbiota plays an important role in thyroid metabolism, yet the …

Piglet diarrhea is among one of the most serious health problems faced by the pig industry,
resulting in significant economic losses. Diarrheal disease in piglets has a multifactorial …

Mucosal healing after an inflammatory flare is associated with lasting clinical remission. The
aim of the present work was to evaluate the impact of the amount of dietary protein on …

Background Gut microbiota are known to be closely related to irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS). However, not much is known about characteristic fecal metabolic profiles of IBS. We …