Necrotic enteritis (NE), an economically devastating disease of poultry caused by pathogenic Clostridium perfringens, is known to induce small intestinal lesions and dysbiosis. However, the intestinal microbes that are associated with NE severity are yet
Qing Yang +7 more
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Vitamin D Signaling through Induction of Paneth Cell Defensins Maintains Gut Microbiota and Improves Metabolic Disorders and Hepatic Steatosis in Animal Models. [PDF]
Metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized as obesity, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), is associated with vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in epidemiological studies, while the underlying mechanism is poorly addressed.
Cai, Linbi +19 more
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Host genes related to paneth cells and xenobiotic metabolism are associated with shifts in human ileum-associated microbial composition. [PDF]
The aim of this study was to integrate human clinical, genotype, mRNA microarray and 16 S rRNA sequence data collected on 84 subjects with ileal Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or control patients without inflammatory bowel diseases in order to ...
Tianyi Zhang +13 more
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Effects of Clostridium perfringens iota toxin in the small intestine of mice [PDF]
Iota toxin is a binary toxin solely produced by Clostridium perfringens type E strains, and is structurally related to CDT from C. difficile and CST from C. spiroforme.
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto +8 more
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Chicken infection with Salmonella Typhimurium is an important source of foodborne human diseases. Salmonella colonizes the avian intestinal tract and more particularly the caecum, without causing symptoms.
Sonia Lacroix-Lamandé +7 more
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Rare Case of Ileal Perforation [PDF]
Ileitis, or inflammation of the ileum, is often caused by Crohn’s disease. However, ileitis may be caused by a wide variety of other diseases.
Vinod Kumar B +4 more
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ILEAL HAEMANGIOPERICYTOMA AND VON RECKLINGHAUSEN'S DISEASE
SUMMARYHaemangiopericytoma is an uncommon tumour of vascular pericytes which usually arises in deep subcutaneous tissues or the retroperioneum.1 There are few reports in the English literature of haemangiopericytoma arising in the ileum.2 Von Recklinghausen's disease, a condition of autosomal dominant inheritance with a prevalence of 1 in 3000, is ...
P J, Neilly +3 more
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Cryptosporidium Priming Is More Effective than Vaccine for Protection against Cryptosporidiosis in a Murine Protein Malnutrition Model [PDF]
Cryptosporidium is a major cause of severe diarrhea, especially in malnourished children. Using a murine model of C. parvum oocyst challenge that recapitulates clinical features of severe cryptosporidiosis during malnutrition, we interrogated the effect ...
A Blikslager +105 more
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A prospective evaluation of the predictive value of faecal calprotectin in quiescent Crohn’s disease [PDF]
Background: The faecal calprotectin (FC) test is a non-invasive marker for gastrointestinal inflammation. Aim: To determine whether higher FC levels in individuals with quiescent Crohn’s disease are associated with clinical relapse over the ensuing 12 ...
Allan J. Morris +50 more
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Single-Access Laparoscopic Surgery for Ileal Disease [PDF]
Aim. Single-access laparoscopic surgery (SALS) can be effective for benign and malignant diseases of the ileum in both the elective and urgent setting. Methods. Ten consecutive, nonselected patients with ileal disease requiring surgery over a twelve month period were included. All had a preoperative abdominopelvic computerized tomogram.
Mohamed Moftah +3 more
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