Bayesian hierarchical modeling of mucosal immune responses and growth efficiency in young animals: Demonstrating the superiority of data-dependent empirical priors. by Debashis Chatterjee, Prithwish Ghosh

“…This paper introduces a novel Bayesian hierarchical model to comprehensively assess the complex interactions between diet, environmental factors, intestinal microbiota, and immune markers in young animals' small intestines. …”
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THE MODERN VIEW OF THE PATHOGENESIS AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS (LITERATURE REVIEW) by V. I. Sovalkin, G. R. Bikbavova, Yu. A. Emel’yanova

“…The basic theory of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is currently considered a violation of immune activation and immune response against its own antigens to the intestinal flora in genetically predisposed individuals. …”
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Isolation, identification and fermentation performance comparison of lactic acid bacteria in traditional fermented grain beverage from different ethnic groups in Xinjiang by LIU Yanan, GAO Yan, YANG Yifan, HUO Xiangdong, ZHANG Yan, WU Jiangchao, SHAO Zhiwei, LIN Qing, MA Runze, CHEN Kaixu, HU Youzhen, GUAN Bo, ZENG Jun

“…The growth rates, acid production capacity, inhibitory ability of intestinal pathogens, free radical scavenging ability, raw starch liquefaction capacity and saccharification capacity of lactic acid bacteria in Boza were generally higher than those in Magzim. …”
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Immunomodulatory Properties of Multi-Strain Postbiotics on Human CD14⁺ Monocytes by Kyle D. Roberts, Sadia Ahmed, Erin San Valentin, Luca Di Martino, Thomas S. McCormick, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum

“…The ability of probiotics, comprising live microbiota, to modulate the composition of intestinal microbiomes has been connected to modulation of the central nervous system (Gut–Brain axis), neuroendocrine system (Gut–Skin axis), and immune response (Gut–Immune axis). …”
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A Case Series Report on the Effect of Tofacitinib on Joint Inflammation and Gut Microbiota Composition in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Naive to Biologic Agents by Andrea Picchianti Diamanti, Concetta Panebianco, Valeria Di Gioia, Ilaria Anna Bellofatto, Simonetta Salemi, Roberta Di Rosa, Giorgio Sesti, Gabriele Nalli, Gerardo Salerno, Etta Finocchiaro, Bruno Laganà

“…Recent studies have focused on the important role of the intestinal microbiota in maintaining immunological homeostasis, highlighting how intestinal dysbiosis may act as a trigger for autoimmune diseases. …”
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A gut-derived Streptococcus salivarius produces the novel nisin variant designated nisin G and inhibits Fusobacterium nucleatum in a model of the human distal colon microbiome by Garreth W. Lawrence, Enriqueta Garcia-Gutierrez, A. Kate O’Mahony, Calum J. Walsh, Paula M. O'Connor, Máire Begley, Caitriona M. Guinane, Paul D. Cotter

“…ABSTRACT Fusobacterium nucleatum is a human pathogen associated with intestinal conditions including colorectal cancer. Screening for gut-derived strains that exhibit anti-F. nucleatum activity in vitro revealed Streptococcus salivarius DPC6487 as a strain of interest. …”
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Effect of Functional Galactooligosaccharide on Metabolism and Antibacterial Activity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZDY2013 by Jinlin LU, Jinmei LI, Jie FENG, Kaisheng SHAO, Hua WEI, Zhihong ZHANG

“…Furthermore, even after treatment with 5 mol/L LiCl and an 80 ℃ water bath, it still inhibited B. cereus from adhering to intestinal epithelial cells with an inhibition rates of 60% and 40%, respectively. …”
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Fermented Chive (<i>Allium schoenoprasum</i>) with <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>: A Potential Antibiotic Alternative Feed Additive for Broilers Challenged with <i>Escherichia coli... by Phan Vu Hai, Le Xuan Anh, Nguyen Xuan Hoa

“…Furthermore, FC3 demonstrated the ability to inhibit pathogenic bacteria (<i>Salmonella</i> spp., <i>E. coli</i>), promote beneficial <i>Lactobacillus</i> spp., and enhance intestinal mucosal morphology (villus height and crypt depth). …”
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The role of a novel antibacterial substance,cyclic opine-producing Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LS8 in ameliorating ulcerative colitis:a fecal microbiota transplantation study by Tao Wang, Shuang Wang, Shuchen Dong, Ruiling Wang, Shuxuan Wang, Jie Yang, Xin Wang, Xin Lü

“…Intestinal microbiota imbalance may worsen the progression of ulcerative colitis (UC). …”
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Early detection of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates at risk using superior mesenteric artery Doppler parameters with clinical outcome prediction by Merihan Hany Abdelazeem, Khaled Aboulftouh Ahmed, Dalia Mohamed El-Mossly

“…Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a dangerous intestinal condition that occurs in neonates. It begins with injury to the intestinal lining and advances to inflammation, tissue necrosis and potentially systemic organ failure. …”
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Licochalcone a: A promising antiparasitic drug against giardiasis by Yingying Zhang, Wenchao Zhao, Haili Du, Pitambar Dhakal, Xinyi Chen, Longfei Wu, Xiaoying Li, Rongjun Wang, Longxian Zhang, Sumei Zhang, Junqiang Li

“…We determined the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of Lic A, analyzed the adhesive ability of G. duodenalis, and assessed intestinal morphology and various indicators in the gerbil model. …”
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Ginseng and its functional components in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: therapeutic effects and multi-target pharmacological mechanisms by Ping Xiao, Zhaorui Ye, Xiuyan Li, Quansheng Feng, Yue Su

“…Studies have shown that ginseng and its functional components have the ability to regulate lipid metabolism disorders, inflammation, oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, insulin resistance, disruption of intestinal flora structure, cell death and senescence. …”
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Growth in Egg Yolk Enhances Salmonella Enteritidis Colonization and Virulence in a Mouse Model of Human Colitis. by Matthew R Moreau, Dona Saumya S Wijetunge, Megan L Bailey, Sudharsan R Gongati, Laura L Goodfield, Eranda Mangala K Kurundu Hewage, Mary J Kennett, Christine Fedorchuk, Yury V Ivanov, Jessica E Linder, Bhushan M Jayarao, Subhashinie Kariyawasam

“…Furthermore, the SE grown in egg yolk achieved higher rates of colonization in the mouse intestines and extra-intestinal organs of infected mice than the SE from LB broth or mouse feces. …”
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Potentially probiotic NPL 1334 strain of Enterococcus durans benefits rats with diet-induced hypercholesterolemia by Hannan Rashid, Haseeb Anwar, Fakhir Mehmood Baig, Imran Mukhtar, Tariq Muhammad, Arsalan Zaidi

“…Methods A previously isolated and characterized E. durans strain NPL 1334 was further screened in vitro for its bile salt hydrolyzation and cholesterol assimilation ability. An in vivo trial using diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats was conducted to evaluate the effects of the administered test probiotic strain on the animal’s blood biochemical parameters such as total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipopolysaccharides (HDL), low-density lipopolysaccharides (LDL), triglycerides (TG), on body weight, oxidative stress markers, and its impact on intestinal and fecal microbiota as well as a histopathological examination of the test animal’s livers. …”
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Antioxidant and neuroprotective effects of nutriosomes and grape pomace phytochemicals in a cell model of oxidative stress and mouse model of Parkinson disease by Mohamad Allaw, Matteo Perra, Pathik Parekh, Marcello Serra, Jacopo Marongiu, Ines Castangia, Federica Fulgheri, Pierluigi Caboni, Giulia Tolle, Francesco Corrias, Fabiano Asunis, Gabriele Giua, Firoznezhad Mohammad, Mansureh Ghavam, Micaela Morelli, Maria Manconi, Maria Letizia Manca

“…The in vitro biocompatibility and ability of nutriosomes to protect intestinal epithelial cells (Caco-2) from oxidative damages, were evaluated. …”
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Human placental mesenchymal stem cells ameliorates premature ovarian insufficiency via modulating gut microbiota and suppressing the inflammation in rats. by Shudan Liu, Ting Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Yiwei Li, Junbai Ma, Qikuan Hu, Hao Wang, Xiaoxia Zhang

“…Mesenchymal stem cells with multidirectional differentiation ability were isolated from human placenta tissue and a culture system of human PMSCs was constructed for this study. …”
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Dendritic cell maturation, but not type I interferon exposure, restricts infection by HTLV-1, and viral transmission to T-cells. by Gergès Rizkallah, Sandrine Alais, Nicolas Futsch, Yuetsu Tanaka, Chloé Journo, Renaud Mahieux, Hélène Dutartre

“…However, during blood transmission, breast-feeding or sexual transmission, HTLV-1 may encounter different DC subsets present in the blood, the intestinal or genital mucosa respectively. These different contacts may impact HTLV-1 ability to infect DCs and its subsequent transfer to T-cells. …”
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Elucidating the Capacity and Mechanism of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> in Synthesizing Essential Amino Acids from Non-Essential Amino Acids in a Novel Severely Deficient Me... by Tran Quang Duc, Takashi Uebanso, Kazuaki Mawatari, Akira Takahashi

“…This ability to serve EAAs to the environment provides a basis for future studies to further investigate the role of intestinal microbiota as a potential source of EAAs in host animals.…”
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Genome-wide insights into adaptive hybridisation across the Schistosoma haematobium group in West and Central Africa. by Toby Landeryou, Muriel Rabone, Fiona Allan, Rosie Maddren, David Rollinson, Bonnie L Webster, Louis-Albert Tchuem-Tchuenté, Roy M Anderson, Aidan M Emery

“…Genetic markers have shown the ability to identify hybrids, however the underlying genomic architecture of divergence and introgression between these species has yet to be established. …”
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Luteolin attenuates LPS-induced damage in IPEC-J2 cells by enhancing mitophagy via AMPK signaling pathway activation by Jianyun Yuan, Ke Zhang, Lingling Yang, Xinyi Cheng, Jinyan Chen, Xiaoquan Guo, Huabin Cao, Caiying Zhang, Chenghong Xing, Guoliang Hu, Yu Zhuang

“…When AMPK was knocked down by short–hairpin RNA (shRNA), the protective effects of LUT against LPS–induced IPEC–J2 cell damage were weakened, as evidenced by the accumulation of excessive ROS and impaired mitophagy.ConclusionIn summary, LUT exhibits the ability to protect against LPS-induced damage to intestinal tight junctions by enhancing mitophagy through AMPK activation.…”
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