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Multitasking Smart Intestinal Capsule Robot: A Cutting‐Edge Platform for Sampling, Diagnosis, and Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Gut microbiota and biomarkers are linked to diseases like neurological disorders and metabolic syndromes. Ingestible capsule robots enable minimally invasive gut health assessment. This article proposes a promising direction for the advancement of capsule robots, integrating in situ sampling, real‐time diagnostics, and personalized therapy.
Xizong Chen, Libing Huang, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastric emptying of water in children with severe functional fecal retention

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2013
The objective of this study was to evaluate gastric emptying (GE) in pediatric patients with functional constipation. GE delay has been reported in adults with functional constipation.
V.P.I. Fernandes, M.C.L. Lima, E.E. Camargo, E.F. Collares, J.M. Bustorff-Silva, E.A. Lomazi   +5 more
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Dual‐Functional Ingestible Passive Capsules for High‐Throughput Intestinal Sampling with Sealed Containment and Targeted Drug Delivery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
To address challenges in high‐throughput intestinal sampling with sealed containment and target drug delivery, we developed a dual‐functional ingestible passive capsule with a dual‐triggered control system based on pH‐response and mechanical actuation.
Libing Huang, Houyu Ling, Xizong Chen, Yufei Duan, Yu Liu, Shuntian Cai, Yandan Ren, Wenlong Li, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of prucalopride in the treatment of chronic constipation in the Netherlands [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: To assess the cost-effectiveness of prucalopride vs. continued laxative treatment for chronic constipation in patients in the Netherlands in whom laxatives have failed to provide adequate relief.
Alain Joseph, Dominique J. Dubois, Lieven Annemans, Mark J. C. Nuijten   +3 more
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Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots for Targeted In Vivo Drug Delivery in the GI Tract

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We introduce a microrobot design and integrated system for on‐demand targeted drug release in the gastrointestinal tract. The microrobot has an embedded magnet for actuation with external magnetic fields and is visualized in real time using ultrasound. It has two drug release ports sealed with a thermally sensitive wax. Local heating of the wax using a
Aaron C. Davis, Luis Carlos Sanjuan Acosta, Shubh P. Mehta, Baiyan Qi, Yang Yang, Luis Solorio, Craig J. Goergen, David J. Cappelleri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

DRD2 Deficiency Underlies Pituitary Adenoma Dependent on Escherichia coli Translocation from the Gut

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) deficiency disrupts epithelial barrier integrity in both the gut and pituitary gland, facilitating translocation of gut‐derived Escherichia coli into pituitary tissue. Intratumoral E. coli are phagocytosed by microglia, triggering GSDMD‐dependent pyroptosis and HMGB1 release, which subsequently activates MAPK signaling to ...
Xian‐jun Su, Li Ma, Xi Xiong, Jun‐hua Meng, Qi Wu, Yu Zhang, Shu‐guang Dong, Yue‐fei Wang, Jin‐hu Wu, Qing‐yuan Zeng, Hong‐feng Zhang, Li‐li Li, Liang Meng, Min Peng, Xiao‐dong Huang, Li‐quan Wu, Xiong Wang   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mountain Papaya Seeds Causing Fecal Impaction in Children

The Annals of African Surgery, 2017
Stool retention more commonly affects children. It is a clinical finding in which a child resists bowel movements resulting in infrequent defecation, which then becomes larger and more painful. If left unaddressed, it may result in fecal loading or fecal
Julie Ituku, Mathenge Nduhiu
doaj  

Enfermedad celíaca y constipación: una manifestación clínica atípica y poco frecuente [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To report two cases of patients with celiac disease (CD) whose main complaint was chronic constipation. CASE DESCRIPTION: Two girls, aged 18 and 30 months, had chronic constipation refractory to standard treatment.
Andrade, Jacy Alves Braga de, Boé, Cristiane, Fagundes-Neto, Ulysses, Lozinsky, Adriana Chebar, Patricio, Francy Reis da Silva   +4 more
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Gut Microbiota‐Derived Anandamide Mediates the Therapeutic Effects of Urolithin A on Alcohol‐Induced Cognitive and Social Dysfunction via CB1R‐DRD2‐RAP1 Signaling Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that Urolithin A (UA) counteracts alcohol‐induced cognitive and social dysfunction (AICSD) via a gut microbiome‐dependent mechanism. UA‐enriched Bacteroids sartorii and Parabacteroids distasonis elevate anandamide (AEA), which activates the CB1R‐DRD2‐Rap1 signaling cascade to drive synaptic repair and reduce neuroinflammation ...
Hongbo Zhang, Zibin Li, Yao Xiao, Ji Bian, Caian He, Chao Liu, Lan Gong, Lin Han, Zhigang Liu, Min Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Highly Resolved Community Sewage Metagenomics Unveiling Landscape and Transmission Patterns of Antibiotic Resistome in Hong Kong Populations

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A large‐scale, high‐resolution antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Hong Kong community sewage combining short‐ and long‐read sequencing. The resistome profile is comprehensively characterized, and this upstream sampling strategy demonstrated superiority in reflecting the human gut resistome.
Jiahui Ding, Mengying Wang, Xiaoqing Xu, Dou Wang, Xi Chen, Shuxian Li, Xiawan Zheng, You Che, Yu Deng, Tommy T. Y. Lam, Liguan Li, Tong Zhang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source