One of the most transformative developments in neurogastroenterology is the realization that
many functions normally attributed to enteric neurons involve interactions with enteric glial …

Enteric glial cells (EGC s) are in many respects similar to astrocytes of the central nervous
system and express similar proteins including glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Changes …

Objective Enteric glia activation has been reported to amplify intestinal inflammation via the
enteroglial-specific S100B protein. This neurotrophin promotes macrophage recruitment in …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) manifests as an etiologically complicated and relapsing
gastrointestinal disease. The enteric nervous system (ENS) plays a pivotal role in rectifying …

Background & Aims: Barrier functions across epithelia and endothelia are essential for
homeostatic tissue regulation. Astroglia interact with cerebral endothelia to maintain the …

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is a robust and phenotypically versatile
pathogen which causes chronic inflammation of the intestine in many species, including …

The focus of neurogastroenterology in Rome II was the enteric nervous system (ENS). To
avoid duplication with Rome II, only advances in ENS neurobiology after Rome II are …

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is innervated by intrinsic enteric neurons and by extrinsic
projections, including sympathetic and parasympathetic efferents as well as visceral …

The enteric nervous system is composed of both neurons and glia. Recent evidence
indicates that enteric glia–which vastly outnumber enteric neurons–are actively involved in …

The intestinal epithelium constitutes a physical and functional barrier between the external
environment and the host organism. It is formed by a continuous monolayer of intestinal …