The two most important bacterial phyla in the gastrointestinal tract, Firmicutes and
Bacteroidetes, have gained much attention in recent years. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes …

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polymer, produced endogenously by the human body,
which has unique physicochemical and biological properties, exhibiting desirable …

Accumulating evidence indicates that gut transit time is a key factor in shaping the gut
microbiota composition and activity, which are linked to human health. Both population-wide …

Artemisia and its allied species have been employed for conventional medicine in the
Northern temperate regions of North America, Europe, and Asia for the treatments of …

Mucosal healing plays a critical role in combatting the effects of inflammatory bowel disease,
fistulae and ulcers. While most treatments for such diseases focus on systemically delivered …

The increase in the research interest on alginate microparticles in pharmaceutical and
biomedical areas confirms its potential use as an effective matrix for drug and cell delivery …

Hydroxytyrosol (HT), a polyphenol derived from olive oil, was examined against dextran
sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis to study its potential in preventing colitis and the …

For more than 70 years, glucocorticoids (GCs) have been a powerful and affordable
treatment option for inflammatory diseases. However, their benefits do not come without a …

The gastrointestinal tract harbours the largest population of mast cells in the body; this highly
specialised leukocyte cell type is able to adapt its phenotype and function to the …

Abstract Background and Aims The inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD], Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis, are chronic, idiopathic gastrointestinal diseases. Although their precise …