The intestinal tract is an ecosystem in which the resident microbiota lives in symbiosis with
its host. This symbiotic relationship is key to maintaining overall health, with dietary habits of …

Physiologically, the intestinal barrier plays a crucial role in homeostasis and nutrient
absorption and prevents pathogenic entry, harmful metabolites, and endotoxin absorption …

Mucins are large glycoproteins consisting of approximately 80% of hetero-oligosaccharides.
Gut mucin degraders of healthy subjects were investigated, through a culture dependent …

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) continues as the main cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Interestingly, emerging evidence highlights the role of gut microbiota in …

The nasal region is one of the distinct environments for the survival of various microbiota.
The human microbial niche begins to inhabit the human body right from birth, and the …

In this review, the role of innate and adaptive immunity in the pathogenesis of inflammatory
bowel diseases (IBD) is reported. In IBD, an altered innate immunity is often found, with …

Abstract Food allergy is affecting 5–8% of young children and 2–4% of adults and seems to
be increasing in prevalence. The cause of the increase in food allergy is largely unknown …

Here, we propose an immune-responsive human Microbiota-Intestine axis on-chip as a
platform able to reproduce the architecture and vertical topography of the microbiota with a …

Chronic low-grade inflammation is a central component in the pathogenesis of obesity-
related expansion of adipose tissue and complications in other metabolic tissues. Five …

The gut microbiome influences host physiology and pathophysiology through several
pathways, one of which is microbial production of chemical metabolites which interact with …