Tuft cells and their role in intestinal diseases

SK Hendel, L Kellermann, A Hausmann… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The interests in intestinal epithelial tuft cells, their basic physiology, involvement in immune
responses and relevance for gut diseases, have increased dramatically over the last fifteen …

Major microbiota dysbiosis in severe obesity: fate after bariatric surgery

J Aron-Wisnewsky, E Prifti, E Belda, F Ichou, BD Kayser… - Gut, 2019 - gut.bmj.com
Objectives Decreased gut microbial gene richness (MGR) and compositional changes are
associated with adverse metabolism in overweight or moderate obesity, but lack …

Potential use of human stem cell–derived intestinal organoids to study inflammatory bowel diseases

I Dotti, A Salas - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic remitting disorder with increasing incidence
worldwide. The intestinal epithelial barrier plays a major role in IBD, contributing to its …

Activation of GABAA Receptors in Colon Epithelium Exacerbates Acute Colitis

X Ma, Q Sun, X Sun, D Chen, C Wei, X Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Emerging evidence indicates that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has many beneficial
effects such as ameliorating immune and inflammatory response. But, here we reported that …

Anti-inflammatory Effects of Ivermectin in the Treatment of Acetic Acid-Induced Colitis in Rats: Involvement of GABAB Receptors

A Aryannejad, M Tabary, N Noroozi… - Digestive diseases and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Recent investigations have proposed the potential role of gamma-aminobutyric
acid (GABA) in regulating motility and immunity of the gastrointestinal system. Aims We …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Entamoeba histolytica, the agent of amoebiasis

N Guillén - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The amoeba parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of human amebiasis, an
enteropathic disease affecting millions of people worldwide. This ancient protozoan is an …

[HTML][HTML] GABA increases susceptibility to DSS-induced colitis in mice

H Zhang, Y Wang, F Gao, R Liu, W Chen… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an important inhibitory neurotransmitter. Recently, it is
considered to be a bioactive molecule with various health benefits. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulation of GABAergic signalling contributes in the pathogenesis of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

S Aggarwal, V Ahuja, J Paul - Journal of Neurogastroenterology …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Blood samples and colonic mucosal biopsies from clinically diagnosed IBS-D
patients and controls were collected. Levels of GABA were measured in serum samples …

Inhibition of GABAAR or Application of Lactobacillus casei Zhang Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice: GABAAR as a Potential Target for Intestinal Epithelial …

Q Wang, Z Deng, J Lan, D Li, K Fan, J Chang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Emerging evidence indicates that the gamma− aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR)
and Lactobacillus casei Zhang regulate colitis in a variety of ways, such as by participating …

Th17 immune response in inflammatory bowel disease: Future roles and opportunities for lactic acid bacteria and bioactive compounds released in fermented milk

L Santiago-López, A Hernández-Mendoza… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Evidence have shown that Th1-and Th17-related cytokines are often elevated
in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Hence, targeting Th17 cells or their effector cytokines …