The gut microbiota is now considered as one of the key elements contributing to the
regulation of host health. Virtually all our body sites are colonised by microbes suggesting …

Human skin forms a protective barrier against the external environment and is our first line of
defense against toxic, solar, and pathogenic insults. Our skin also defines our outward …

The coagulase-negative bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis is a member of the human
skin microbiota. S. epidermidis is not merely a passive resident on skin but actively primes …

Human skin is the largest organ and serves as the first line of defense against environmental
factors. The human microbiota is defined as the total microbial community that coexists in the …

The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria calls for the discovery of new antibiotics. Yet, for
decades, traditional discovery strategies have not yielded new classes of antimicrobial …

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is part of a group of closely related clinical phenotypes ('psoriatic
disease') that is defined by shared molecular pathogenesis resulting in excessive …

Amino acids are fundamental units of molecular components that are essential for sustaining
life; however, their metabolism is closely interconnected to the control systems of cell …

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is an important regulator of skin barrier function. It also
controls immune-mediated skin responses. The AHR modulates various physiological …

Our skin is the largest organ of the body, serving as an important barrier against the harsh
extrinsic environment. Alongside preventing desiccation, chemical damage and …

The skin barrier protects the human body from invasion by exogenous and pathogenic
microorganisms. A breach in this barrier exposes the underlying tissue to microbial …