Fruits and vegetables are used not only for nutritional purposes but also as therapeutics to
treat various diseases and ailments. These food items are prominent sources of …

A growing body of research, especially in recent years, has shown that bacterial
extracellular vesicles (bEVs) are one of the key underlying mechanisms behind the …

Inflammation is an organism's biological defense mechanism. Acute and chronic
inflammation of the body triggers the production of pro-and anti-inflammatory pathways that …

Microglia, the primary immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), are derived from
the yolk sac and populate the brain during development. Once microglia migrate to the CNS …

Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) are microbiome-derived glycolipids that are among the most
potent pro-inflammatory neurotoxins known. In Homo sapiens, the major sources of LPSs …

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe pathological stage in non-alcoholic fatty
liver disease (NAFLD) and is generally recognized to be induced by chronic inflammation …

The quantitative relationship between the disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the
recruitment of glial cells was explored in a mouse model of endotoxemia.[18F] 2-Fluoro-2 …

Nanoparticles have emerged as potential transporters of drugs targeting Alzheimer's
disease (AD), but their design should consider the blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity and …

Lutein, a photo-and thermo-labile macular pigment, prevents the retina from suffering ocular
inflammation with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. However, its biological …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder that includes
ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), the exact cause of which is still unknown …