The gut microbiota is responsible for recovering energy from food, providing hosts with
vitamins, and providing a barrier function against exogenous pathogens. In addition, it is …

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The microbiome has received increasing attention over the last 15 years. Although gut
microbes have been explored for several decades, investigations of the role of …

Microplastic (MP) has become a concerning global environmental problem. It is toxic to
aquatic organisms and can spread through the food chain to ultimately pose a threat to …

The ecosystem of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract traverses a number of environmental,
chemical, and physical conditions because it runs from the oral cavity to the anus. These …

Microfluidic organ-on-a-chip models of human intestine have been developed and used to
study intestinal physiology and pathophysiology. In this article, we review this field and …

Evidence is growing that the gut microbiota modulates the host response to
chemotherapeutic drugs, with three main clinical outcomes: facilitation of drug efficacy; …

The human gut harbors more than 100 trillion microbial cells, which have an essential role in
human metabolic regulation via their symbiotic interactions with the host. Altered gut …

The emerging links between our gut microbiome and the central nervous system are
regarded as a paradigm shift in neuroscience with possible implications for not only …

As an important component of complementary and alternative medicines, traditional
Chinese medicines (TCM) are gaining more and more attentions around the world because …