Risk factors for Keshan disease: a prospective cohort study protocol of gut flora
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020 Background Keshan disease is an endemic cardiomyopathy of undefined causes. Being involved in the unclear pathogenesis of Keshan disease, a clear diagnosis, and effective treatment cannot be initiated.
Zhenzhen Li +8 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 BackgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most serious types of trauma and imposes a heavy social and economic burden on healthcare systems worldwide.
Qiujing Du +8 more
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Colon‐Targeted Adhesive Hydrogel Microsphere for Regulation of Gut Immunity and Flora
Advancement of science, 2021 Intestinal immune homeostasis and microbiome structure play a critical role in the pathogenesis and progress of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), whereas IBD treatment remains a challenge as the first‐line drugs show limited therapeutic efficiency and ...
Hua Liu +7 more
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Microbiota and chronic inflammatory arthritis. an interwoven link [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Only recently, the scientific community gained insights on the importance of the intestinal resident flora for the host's health and disease.
D'Amelio, Raffaele +3 more
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The gut microbiota, bile acids and their correlation in primary sclerosing cholangitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease (PSC-IBD) have a very high risk of developing colorectal neoplasia.
Bao, X +7 more
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Bacterial biomechanics—From individual behaviors to biofilm and the gut flora
APL Bioengineering, 2020 Bacteria inhabit a variety of locations and play important roles in the environment and health. Our understanding of bacterial biomechanics has improved markedly in the last decade and has revealed that biomechanics play a significant role in microbial ...
T. Ishikawa, T. Omori, K. Kikuchi
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Self-reinoculation with fecal flora changes microbiota density and composition leading to an altered bile-acid profile in the mouse small intestine [PDF]
, 2019 Background: The upper gastrointestinal tract plays a prominent role in human physiology as the primary site for enzymatic digestion and nutrient absorption, immune sampling, and drug uptake.
Bogatyrev, Said R. +2 more
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OC-163 identification of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction Resident colonic bacteria, principally anaerobes and firmicutes, ferment undigested fibre. The resultant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) formed are dissolved in the faeces but also absorbed and excreted in the urine.
Arasaradnam, Ramesh P. +7 more
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Gut microbiome-mediated mechanisms in aging-related diseases: are probiotics ready for prime time?
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Chronic low-grade inflammation affects health and is associated with aging and age-related diseases. Dysregulation of the gut flora is an important trigger for chronic low-grade inflammation.
Jing Ren +7 more
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The gut microbiota and immune checkpoint inhibitors. [PDF]
, 2018 Although immunotherapy has been remarkably effective across multiple cancer types, there continues to be a significant number of non-responding patients. A possible factor proposed to influence the efficacy of immunotherapies is the gut microbiome.
Daud, Adil, Humphries, Audrey
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