The gut microbiome has been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD). Studies suggest that the IBD gut microbiome is less diverse than that of the unaffected …

Despite the tremendous progress in healthcare sectors, a number of life-threatening
infectious, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases are continuously challenging mankind …

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and its supernatant showed protective effects in different
chemically-induced colitis models in mice. Recently, we described 7 peptides found in the F …

Helminth parasites are highly prevalent in many low-and middle-income countries, in which
inflammatory bowel disease and other immunopathologies are less frequent than in the …

The morbidity associated with atopic diseases and immune dysregulation disorders such as
asthma, food allergies, multiple sclerosis, atopic dermatitis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a dysregulated mucosal immune
response in the gastrointestinal tract. The number of patients with IBD has increased …

Multi-organ failure caused by the inflammatory cytokine storm induced by severe infection is
the major cause of death for sepsis. Sj-Cys is a cysteine protease inhibitor secreted by …

The tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta is a common parasite of the small intestine in rodents
but it can also infect humans. Due to its characteristics and ease of maintenance in the …

Fasciola hepatica, one of the agents that causes fasciolosis, modulates the host immune
system to allow parasite survival in the host. F. hepatica expresses carbohydrate-containing …

This review tackles the concept of the evolutionary mismatch, in relation with the reduction of
the prevalence of the so-called “dirty old friends”. These formed the variegated community of …