Appropriate nutrition during pregnancy and the post-partum period is vital for both the
mothers and their offspring. Both under-and over-nourished status may have important …

The maintenance of intestinal barrier function is essential for preventing different
pathologies, such as the leaky gut syndrome (LGS), which is characterized by the passage …

Current treatments for chronic diarrhea have limited efficacy and several side effects.
Probiotics have the potential to alleviate symptoms of diarrhea. This randomized, double …

Background The correlation between gut microbiota and infections has garnered significant
attention in previous studies; nevertheless, our understanding of the causal relationships …

Clinical antibiotics used worldwide could diminish the intestinal barrier, enhance contact
with microbiota and intestinal immune cells, and induce inflammation. We found that …

Clostridioides difficile is a pathogen contributing to increased morbidity and mortality of
patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To determine how C. difficile affects the …

Tuberculosis (TB) preventive therapy (TPT) is an effective strategy to eliminate TB in low-
incidence settings. Shorter TPT regimens incorporating the antimicrobial class of rifamycins …

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of dietary fibers (DFs) of commercially
important tree nuts (almond, cashew, hazelnut, pistachio, and walnut) on gut microbiota in …

Background The incidence of antibiotic-related diarrhea (AAD) is high in older adults. Aim
To examine the gut microbiota changes in older adults who received antibiotics to identify …

Industrially originated trans-fatty acids (It FAs), such as elaidic acid (EA), and ruminant trans-
fatty acids (Rt FAs), such as trans-palmitoleic acid (TPA), may have opposite effects on …