The gut microbiota plays an important role in cardio-metabolic diseases with diet being
among the strongest modulators of gut microbiota composition and function. Resistant …

Intestinal tract is the boundary that prevents harmful molecules from invading into the
mucosal tissue, followed by systemic circulation. Intestinal permeability is an index for …

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Cardiometabolic diseases have become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally.
They have been tightly linked to microbiome taxonomic and functional composition, with diet …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial disease which arises as a result of the
interaction of genetic, environmental, barrier and microbial factors leading to chronic …

Microbiota are now widely recognized as being central players in the health of all organisms
and ecosystems, and subsequently have been the subject of intense study. However …

The gut microbiota is a highly complex community which evolves and adapts to its host over
a lifetime. It has been described as a virtual organ owing to the myriad of functions it …

There is a growing recognition of the importance of the commensal intestinal microbiota in
the development and later function of the central nervous system. Research using germ-free …

Early in the HIV epidemic, lipodystrophy, characterized by subcutaneous fat loss
(lipoatrophy), with or without central fat accumulation (lipohypertrophy), was recognized as a …

In recent years, accumulating evidence has indicated the importance of gut microbiota in
maintaining human health. Gut dysbiosis is associated with the pathogenesis of a number of …