Necrotizing enterocolitis is the leading cause of death due to gastrointestinal disease in
preterm neonates, affecting 5–12% of neonates born at a very-low birth weight. Necrotizing …

Intestinal inflammatory diseases, such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and necrotizing
enterocolitis, are becoming increasingly prevalent. While knowledge of the pathogenesis of …

Studies of metagenomics and the human microbiome will tremendously expand our
knowledge of the composition of microbial communities in the human body. As our …

Human breast milk is the optimal source of nutrition for infant growth and development.
Breast milk fats and their downstream derivatives of fatty acids and fatty acid-derived …

Abstract The Nuclear Factor-kappa B (NF-κB) family of transcription factors regulates the
expression of a wide range of genes critical for immune and inflammatory responses, cell …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading gastrointestinal cause of mortality and
morbidity in the premature infant. Premature infants have a delay in intestinal colonization by …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic, chronic condition characterized by
episodes of inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. The nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) system …

Objective Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) remains one of the primary causes of morbidity
and mortality in neonates and alternative strategies are needed. Stem cells have become a …

Throughout our lifetime, the intestine changes. Some alterations in its form and function may
be genetically determined, and some are the result of adaptation to diet, temperature, or …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most devasting diseases affecting preterm
neonates. However, despite a lot of research, NEC's pathogenesis remains unclear. It is …