The gastrointestinal tract has recently come to the forefront of multiple research fields. It is
now recognized as a major source of signals modulating food intake, insulin secretion and …

The intestinal epithelium serves as a dynamic barrier to the environment and integrates a
variety of signals, including those from metabolites, commensal microbiota, immune …

Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the most important caloric source with respect to energy
homeostasis in animals. In addition to its evolutionarily conserved importance as an energy …

Carbohydrate metabolism is essential for cellular energy balance as well as for the
biosynthesis of new cellular building blocks. As animal nutrient intake displays temporal …

Organisms adapt to changing environments by adjusting their development, metabolism,
and behavior to improve their chances of survival and reproduction. To achieve such …

Studies in mammals and Drosophila have demonstrated the existence and significance of
secreted factors involved in communication between distal organs. In this review, primarily …

Modulation of nutrient digestion and absorption is one of the post-ingestion mechanisms that
guarantees the best exploitation of food resources, even when they are nutritionally poor or …

Adipose tissue is a dynamic organ, well known for its function in energy storage and
mobilization according to nutrient availability and body needs, in charge of keeping the …

The insect midgut epithelium represents an interface between the internal and the external
environment and it is the almost unique epithelial tissue by which these arthropods acquire …

Facultative animal-bacteria symbioses, which are critical determinants of animal fitness, are
largely assumed to be mutualistic. However, whether commensal bacteria benefit from the …