A complex set of interactions between the human genes encoding innate protective
functions and immune defenses and the environment of the intestinal mucosa with its …

Probiotics are organisms which provide a desired and beneficial effect on human health.
With recent evidence implicating a disruption in the balance of the gastrointestinal …

Introduction: Mounting evidence suggests an important role for the intestinal microbiota in
the chronic mucosal inflammation that occurs in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and …

Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis,
are recurrent and aggressive inflammatory disorders that are most likely the result of an …

The incidence, prevalence, and cost of care associated with diagnosis and management of
inflammatory bowel disease are on the rise. The role of gut microbiota in the causation of …

The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves an interaction between
genetically determined host susceptibility, dysregulated immune response, and the enteric …

Bacteria are key initiating factors in the development of chronic intestinal inflammation that
characterizes the idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), ulcerative colitis (UC) and …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two principal forms of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD). The root causes of these chronic and acute immunological disorders are …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consists of two distinct clinical forms, ulcerative colitis
(UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), with unknown aetiology, which nevertheless are considered …

The intestinal flora has a conditioning effect on intestinal homeostasis, delivering regulatory
signals to the epithelium, the mucosal immune system and to the neuromuscular activity of …