Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder that is
characterized by abdominal pain and an altered defecation pattern. It affects between 5 and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Baicalin (BI) is an important biologically active flavonoid
isolated from the root of Scutellaria radix (Huang Qin). Traditionally Scutellaria radix was the …

We investigated the ability of lactic acid bacteria, when added individually or in combination
in feeds, to prevent soybean meal-induced enteritis in Atlantic salmon. A control diet …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD), is one of the main types of intestinal inflammatory diseases with intestine …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic non-specific intestinal
inflammatory disease, the pathogenesis of which is strongly associated with the …

To achieve longevity, IgA plasma cells require a sophisticated anatomical microenvironment
that provides cytokines, cell-cell contacts, and nutrients as well as metabolites. The intestinal …

The mammalian intestine harbors abundant T cells with high motility, where these cells can
affect both intestinal and extraintestinal disorders. Growing evidence shows that gut-derived …

Obesity and ageing predispose to numerous, yet overlapping chronic diseases. For
example, metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes …

A variety of immune cells or tissues are present in the gut to form the gut immune
microenvironment by interacting with gut microbiota, and to maintain the gut immune …

The gastrointestinal tract has to harmonize the two seemingly opposite functions of fulfilling
nutritional needs and avoiding the entry of pathogens, toxins and agents that can cause …