All animals, including humans, live in symbiotic association with microorganisms. The
immune system accommodates host colonization by the microbiota, maintains microbiota …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of diseases characterized by inflammation of
the small and large intestine and primarily includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Recently, studies of the interplay between the adaptive and innate immune responses have …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) arise from multiple causes, including environmental
factors, gut microflora, immunity, and genetic predispositions. In the course of IBD, immune …

Smoking is an important environmental factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), having
different effects in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). A recent meta-analysis …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal condition without
any known cause or cure. An imbalance in normal gut biota has been identified as an …

Accumulating evidence suggests that hyperproliferating intestinal stem cells (SCs) and
progenitors drive cancer initiation, maintenance, and metastasis. In addition, chronic …

We investigated the association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and polymorphisms of IL-
17A (rs2275913, G-197A) and IL-17F (rs763780, 7488T/C) genes. We employed the …

Mycotoxins are fungal metabolites able to affect the functions of numerous tissues and
organs in animals and humans, including intestinal and immune systems. However, the …

The inflammatory status of old age can be nurtured from the... : Current Opinion in Clinical
Nutrition & Metabolic Care The inflammatory status of old age can be nurtured from the …