Recent studies have identified mucosal healing on endoscopy as a key prognostic
parameter in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), thus highlighting the …

Heat stress (HS) compromises the yield and quality of poultry products and endangers the
sustainability of the poultry industry. Despite being homeothermic, chickens, especially fast …

The mammalian intestine harbors a highly complex and abundant ensemble of bacteria that
flourish in a nutrient-rich environment while profoundly influencing many aspects of host …

The intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) form a selective permeability barrier separating luminal
content from underlying tissues. Upon injury, the intestinal epithelium undergoes a wound …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression of innate immunity receptors
belonging to the Toll-like family in the neural plexuses of the different tracts of murine …

Intestinal dendritic cells (DCs) have been shown to display specialized functions, including
the ability to promote gut tropism to lymphocytes, to polarize noninflammatory responses …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Recently, studies of the interplay between the adaptive and innate immune responses have …

Biochemistry of chondrotin sulphate• Mechanism of action of chondroitin sulphate‐Effect of
chondroitin sulphate on the chondrocyte‐Effect of chondroitin sulphate on the synovial …

The two main phenotypes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—Crohn's disease (CD) and
ulcerative colitis (UC)—are chronic intestinal inflammatory disorders with a complex genetic …

Clostridium difficile is the etiological agent of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) and
pseudomembranous colitis in humans. The role of the surface layer proteins (SLPs) in this …