Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most frequent and lethal disease of the gastrointestinal
tract of preterm infants. At present, NEC is thought to develop in the premature host in the …

Intestinal barrier integrity is a prerequisite for homeostasis of mucosal function, which is
balanced to maximise absorptive capacity, while maintaining efficient defensive reactions …

Multiple biologically active components of human milk support infant growth, health and
development. Milk provides a wide spectrum of mammary epithelial cell-derived …

The MinION sequencing platform offers near real-time analysis of DNA sequence; this
makes the tool attractive for deployment in fieldwork or clinical settings. We used the MinION …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether duration of antibiotic exposure is an independent risk
factor for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective, 2: 1 control-case …

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a common disease in premature infants characterised by
intestinal ischaemia and necrosis. The only effective preventative strategy against NEC is …

Zonulin protein is a newly discovered modulator which modulates the permeability of the
intestinal epithelial barrier by disassembling intercellular tight junctions (TJ). Disruption of TJ …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death from gastrointestinal disease in
preterm infants and is characterized by translocation of LPS across the inflamed intestine …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of death among patients in the neonatal
intensive care unit, carrying a mortality rate of 15–30%. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial and …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is primarily a disease process of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
of premature neonates that results in inflammation and bacterial invasion of the bowel wall …