Evaluation of CEMIP in diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma in comparison with other traditional markers by Randa Ahmed El Zohne, Ahmad Kamel Mostafa Abo Zaid, Omnia Abd El Moneim, Ahmed Mohamed Soliman, Dina Mohamed Safwat, Soad A. Eltokhy

“…The study also included 20 patients with benign intestinal diseases, and 20 apparently healthy individuals who were selected as a control group for comparison. …”
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Effects of maternal and post-weaning supplementation with microbe-derived antioxidants on sow and piglet performance, oxidative status, and gut microbiota by Jiayong Tang, Yifan Wang, Qiang Zhou, Zhengfeng Fang, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Yong Zhuo, Xuemei Jiang, Hua Zhao, De Wu, Lianqiang Che

“…At weaning, a total of 80 piglets per group were selected and randomly assigned to either the basal diet or the MA-supplemented diet, with 10 pens per group and 4 piglets per pen, for a period of 21-day trial. …”
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Mass Spectrometric Behavior and Molecular Mechanisms of Fermented Deoxyanthocyanidins to Alleviate Ulcerative Colitis Based on Network Pharmacology by Yunpeng Bai, Guangwen Wang, Jinhua Lan, Ping Wu, Guowu Liang, Jinhui Huang, Zheng Wu, Yirong Wang, Chunbo Chen

“…It is proposed for the first time that fermentation of deoxyanthocyanidins can help adjust the structure of the intestinal microbiota and increase the biological activity of the natural compounds against UC. …”
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Cytotoxin-producing Klebsiella oxytoca in the preterm gut and its association with necrotizing enterocolitis by Sara Paveglio, Nagender Ledala, Karim Rezaul, Qingqi Lin, Yanjiao Zhou, Anthony A. Provatas, Erin Bennett, Tristan Lindberg, Melissa Caimano, Adam P. Matson

“…Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal inflammatory disease of premature infants associated with gut bacterial dysbiosis. …”
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Functional feed ingredients modulate the immune response of RTgutGC cells to LPS-induced inflammation by Malene Malchus Fosse, Laura Rivera Méndez, Tania Rodríguez-Ramos, Brian Dixon, Henrik Sundh, Rolf Erik Olsen

“…This study used the RTgutGC cell line – derived from rainbow trout intestinal epithelium, to evaluate the immunomodulatory and barrier effects of selected ingredients. …”
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Effects of Schistosoma haematobium infection and treatment on the systemic and mucosal immune phenotype, gene expression and microbiome: A systematic review. by Anna M Mertelsmann, Sheridan F Bowers, Drew Wright, Jane K Maganga, Humphrey D Mazigo, Lishomwa C Ndhlovu, John M Changalucha, Jennifer A Downs

“…S. haematobium was reported to lead to: (i) a mixed immune response with a predominant type 2 immune phenotype, increased T and B regulatory cells, and select pro-inflammatory cytokines; (ii) distinct molecular alterations that would compromise epithelial integrity, such as increased metalloproteinase expression, and promote immunological changes and cellular transformation, specifically upregulation of genes p53 and Bcl-2; and (iii) microbiome dysbiosis in the urinary, intestinal, and genital tracts.…”
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Knowledge and Practices on Deworming in Mothers of Children Aged 2 to 5 Years by Moraima Del Toro Rubio, Keidis Sulay Ruidiaz Gómez, Shirley Paola Fernandez Aragon, Anderson Díaz Perez

“…Background: Deworming is a key public health intervention, especially in contexts where intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent and affect vulnerable populations lacking basic sanitation services. …”
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Gallstone ileus: a review by Koichi Inukai

“…In general, surgery is the treatment of choice for such cases, but clinicians face difficulty in the selection of an appropriate approach. Closure of a cholecystoenteric fistula can be achieved through one-stage or two-stage operation. …”
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Comparative Colonisation Ability of Human Faecal Microbiome Transplantation Strategies in Murine Models by Bon‐Hee Gu, Ho Young Jung, Chae‐Yun Rim, Tae‐Yong Kim, Sang‐Jin Lee, Doo Young Choi, Han‐Ki Park, Myunghoo Kim

“…ABSTRACT The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and influencing immune‐mediated diseases. …”
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Does therapy with immunosuppressive drugs improve gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis? by Oliver Distler, Cosimo Bruni, Suzana Jordan, Carina Mihai, Muriel Elhai, Rucsandra Dobrota, Alexandru Garaiman, Mike Oliver Becker, Lea Stamm, Sherif Ismail, Norina Zampatti, Aurora Maria Tatu

“…We aimed to identify an association between immunosuppressive therapy and the the severity of GI symptoms, measured by the University of California at Los Angeles/Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastro-Intestinal Tract instrument 2.0 (GIT).Methods We selected patients with SSc who had at least two visits (further referred to as ‘baseline’ and ‘follow-up’) with completed GITs, within an interval of 12±3 months. …”
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Clinical effect of oral motor training combined with pediatric tui-na on feeding intolerance in preterm infants by CUI Fangming, WANG Jingna, ZHANG Yuxia

“…Another 60 preterm infants admitted in 2020 were selected as the control group, who had already received oral motor training but had not received pediatric massage. …”
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Chemical Composition, Cytotoxicity, and Encapsulation of Lavender Essential Oil (<i>Lavandula angustifolia</i>) in Alginate Hydrogel—Application and Therapeutic Effect on Animal Mo... by Michalina Adaszyńska-Skwirzyńska, Yu-Hsiang Yu, Paweł Konieczka, Krzysztof Kozłowski, Dorota Witkowska, Andrzej Dybus, Beata Hukowska-Szematowicz, Magdalena Jędrzejczak-Silicka, Mateusz Bucław, Artur Bartkowiak

“…Lavender essential oil (LEO) was analyzed using gas chromatography coupled with a mass selective detector (GC-MS), detecting linalool and linalyl acetate as its major constituents. …”
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Combining mucosal microbiome and host multi-omics data shows prognostic potential in paediatric ulcerative colitis by Maria Kulecka, Jill O’Sullivan, Rachel Fitzgerald, Ana Velikonja, Chloe E. Huseyin, Emilio J. Laserna-Mendieta, Patricia Ruiz-Limón, Julia Eckenberger, Miriam Vidal-Marín, Bastian-Alexander Truppel, Raminder Singh, Sandhia Naik, Nicholas M. Croft, Andriy Temko, Aldert Zomer, John MacSharry, Silvia Melgar, Protima Deb, Ian R. Sanderson, Marcus J. Claesson

“…Relapse prediction at diagnosis could enable earlier introduction of immunosuppressants. We collected intestinal biopsies from 56 treatment-naïve children, combining mucosal quantitative microbial profiling with host epigenomics, transcriptomics, genotyping, and in vitro and in vivo experiments on selected bacteria. …”
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High-fertility sows reshape gut microbiota: the rise of serotonin-related bacteria and its impact on sustaining reproductive performance by Yanli Chen, Yan Wang, Weike Shaoyong, Yanmin He, Yalin Liu, Siyu Wei, Yujie Gan, Lu Sun, Youming Wang, Xin Zong, Yun Xiang, Yizhen Wang, Mingliang Jin

“…This adaptation allows the intestinal microbes in sows with high reproductive performance to enrich specific serotonin-related bacteria, such as Oxalobacter formigenes, Ruminococcus sp. …”
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Antihyperlipidemic, Antihyperglycemic, and Liver Function Protection of Olea europaea var. Meski Stone and Seed Extracts: LC-ESI-HRMS-Based Composition Analysis by Amina Ben Saad, Mohamed Tiss, Henda Keskes, Anisa Chaari, Maria Eleni Sakavitsi, Khaled Hamden, Maria Halabalaki, Noureddine Allouche

“…Moreover, the MSM extract exhibited a prominent selective inhibitory effect against intestinal lipase and α-amylase activities. …”
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Protecting water sources from animal and fecal pollution for preventing ARGs contamination by Chengcheng Deng, Yaming Zhang, Yixin Ma, Yuechen Sun, Wenlong Zhao, Huangliang Chen, Jingpeng Liu, Jiefei Gao, Qitao Zhang, Jinrou Quan, Rui Qi

“…However, 80 % of ARGs in water originated from the surface and intestinal microbiota of animals, while 17.81 % were derived from soil. …”
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The First Microsatellite-based Characterisation of Blastocystis sp. ST3 Isolates and Population Structure Analysis by Sema Ertuğ, Erdoğan Malatyalı, Hatice Ertabaklar, Bülent Bozdoğan, Mahmut Sinecen, Özgür Güçlü

“…Objective: Blastocystis sp. is an intestinal Stramenopile that can infect both humans and animals. …”
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New insights into the cultivability of human milk bacteria from ingestion to digestion and implications for their Immunomodulatory properties by Charles Le Bras, Alizé Mouchard, Lucie Rault, Marie-Françoise Cochet, Olivia Ménard, Nolwenn Jacquet, Victoria Chuat, Florence Valence, Yves Le Loir, Amandine Bellanger, Amélie Deglaire, Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron, Sergine Even

“…These results highlight the potential of HM bacteria to survive during the infant gastrointestinal digestion and interact with the intestinal epithelium and immune system, as well as the importance of considering the digestion process when evaluating host-bacteria interactions.…”
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An ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used for equine digestive health in Kazakhstan by Talgat Ibragimov, Saltanat Arystanova, Roza Abildaeva, Altynay Senkebaeva, Kamila Muminova, Khalima Kidirbayeva, Yerzhan Issayev, Aydarkhan Balabekov

“…Artemisia absinthium showed the highest fidelity (FL = 98.08%) for treating intestinal parasites. The majority of informants (54.3%) reported acquiring their ethnobotanical knowledge through family traditions, and 82.9% practiced selective harvesting for conservation. …”
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Absorption Patterns of Fucoidan Oligosaccharides from <i>Kjellmaniella crassifolia</i> in the Caco-2 Monolayer Cell Model and Their Pharmacokinetics in Mice by Zhiying Xu, Qing Xia, Liu Li, Yuxin Shi, Yuan Gao, Yichao Ma, Shu Liu, Yunhai He, Qiukuan Wang, Dandan Ren

“…This study hypothesizes that fucoidan oligosaccharides can be absorbed by intestinal epithelial cells and quickly enter the bloodstream, with a rapid absorption rate. …”
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