The microbiota is a heterogeneous ecosystem consisting of diverse microorganisms unique
to an individual, playing a crucial role in maintaining human body homeostasis. The …

There has been an enormous interest to investigate impact of gut microbiota on host
physiology over the past decade. To further understand its role at organismal level, it is …

Host sensing in the gut microbiota has been crucial in the regulation of intestinal
homeostasis. Although inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), multifactorial chronic …

Context: Classical enteroenteroendocrine cell (EEC) biology evolved historically from
identification of scattered hormone-producing endocrine cells within the epithelial mucosa of …

The gastrointestinal tract of the human is inhabited by about 5× 1013 bacteria (of about
1,000 species) as well as archaea, fungi, and viruses. Gut microbiota is known to influence …

The mammalian gut, the site of digestion and nutrients absorption, harbors diverse microbes
that play an essential role in maintaining physiological homeostasis of the gastrointestinal …

The intestinal microbiota is well-known for a long time, but due to newly recognized
functions, clinician's attention has turned to it again in the last decade. About 100 000 billion …

The microbiota-gut-brain axis transmits bidirectional communication between the gut and
the central nervous system and links the emotional and cognitive centers of the brain with …

Enteroendocrine cells are specialized secretory lineage cells in the small and large
intestines that secrete hormones and peptides in response to luminal contents. The various …

The interaction between the brain and the gut has been recognized for many centuries. This
bidirectional interaction occurs via neural, immunological and hormonal routes, and is …