Biofilms and Benign Colonic Diseases. [PDF]
The colon has a very large surface area that is covered by a dense mucus layer. The biomass in the colon includes 500–1000 bacterial species at concentrations of ~1012 colony-forming units per gram of feces.
Songtanin B+3 more
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Post-Translational Modifications of Transcription Factors Harnessing the Etiology and Pathophysiology in Colonic Diseases. [PDF]
Defects in mucosal immune balance can lead to colonic diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer. With the advancement of understanding for the immunological and molecular basis of colonic disease, therapies targeting ...
Hsu CY+5 more
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Advancement in Therapeutic Intervention of Prebiotic-Based Nanoparticles for Colonic Diseases [PDF]
Yuehong Ren,1,* Linghui Nie,2,* Chunhua Luo,3,* Shiping Zhu,4 Xingwang Zhang1 1Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2ASD Medical Rehabilitation Center, the Second People’s ...
Ren Y, Nie L, Luo C, Zhu S, Zhang X
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Silk fibroin-based nanotherapeutics: application in the treatment of colonic diseases. [PDF]
The incidence of colonic diseases (e.g., inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer) is rapidly rising. Nanotherapeutic has been considered as a promising strategy in the treatment of colonic diseases.
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Emerging Roles of Hydrogen Sulfide in Inflammatory and Neoplastic Colonic Diseases. [PDF]
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a toxic gas that has been recognized as an important mediator of many physiological processes, such as neurodegeneration, regulation of inflammation, blood pressure, and metabolism.
Guo FF, Yu TC, Hong J, Fang JY.
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PillCam colon capsule endoscopy (PCCE) in colonic diseases. [PDF]
Diseases affecting the colon are common worldwide and can cause a major health problem. Colorectal cancer (CRC) as well as Inflammatory bowel diseases represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in western countries.
Carter D, Eliakim R.
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Therapeutic aspects of c-MYC signaling in inflammatory and cancerous colonic diseases. [PDF]
Colonic inflammation is required to heal infections, wounds, and maintain tissue homeostasis. As the seventh hallmark of cancer, however, it may affect all phases of tumor development, including tumor initiation, promotion, invasion and metastatic ...
Sipos F, Firneisz G, Műzes G.
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Raman Spectroscopy for the Endoscopic Diagnosis of Esophageal, Gastric, and Colonic Diseases. [PDF]
Globally white-light endoscopy with biopsy sampling is the gold standard diagnostic modality for esophageal, gastric, and colonic pathologies. However, there is overwhelming evidence to highlight the deficiencies of an approach based predominantly on ...
Sharma N, Takeshita N, Ho KY.
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Cytotoxicity of mononuclear cells for autologous colonic epithelial cells in colonic diseases
Macrophage-depleted isolates of mononuclear cells from the colonic mucosas of 25 patients with chronic ulcerative colitis or Crohn's colitis were cytotoxic for autologous colonic epithelial cells, as were mononuclear cells from their peripheral blood ...
Roy G. Shorter+2 more
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Should We Divide Crohn's Disease Into Ileum-Dominant and Isolated Colonic Diseases? [PDF]
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