Biomedical research is undergoing a paradigm shift towards approaches centred on human
disease models owing to the notoriously high failure rates of the current drug development …

The important and diverse roles of the gut microbiota in human health and disease are
increasingly recognized. The difficulty of inferring causation from metagenomic microbiome …

Infectious diseases are a major threat worldwide. With the alarming rise of antimicrobial
resistance and emergence of new potential pathogens, a better understanding of the …

Exacerbated pro‐inflammatory immune response contributes to COVID‐19 pathology.
However, despite the mounting evidence about SARS‐CoV‐2 infecting the human gut, little …

The human upper respiratory tract, specifically the nasopharyngeal epithelium, is the entry
portal and primary infection site of respiratory viruses. Productive infection of SARS-CoV-2 in …

The human gastric epithelium forms highly organized gland structures with different
subtypes of cells. The carcinogenic bacterium Helicobacter pylori can attach to gastric cells …

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SBG), an herbal medicine with various biological activities,
including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities, is …

Gram‐negative bacteria contamination of feed can occur at all the stage of feed production,
storage, transportation and utilization. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a major toxic metabolite …

A key aspect of nutrient absorption is the exquisite division of labour across the length of the
small intestine, with individual nutrients taken up at different proximal: distal positions. For …

Highlights•H. pylori is a master influencer of the cell-autonomous immune response.•The H.
pylori Cag type 4 secretion system injects proteins and metabolites.•Bacterial heptose …