Food allergy is the manifestation of an abnormal immune response to antigen delivered by
the oral route. Normal mucosal immune responses are generally associated with …

Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a cytokine that promotes
myeloid cell development and maturation, and dendritic cell differentiation and survival in …

Background The health beneficial effects of Resveratrol, Curcumin and Simvastatin have
been demonstrated in various experimental models of inflammation. We investigated the …

Oral infection of susceptible mice with Toxoplasma gondii results in Th1-type
immunopathology in the ileum. We investigated gut flora changes during ileitis and …

Background Gut bacteria trigger colitis in animal models and are suspected to aggravate
inflammatory bowel diseases. We have recently reported that Escherichia coli accumulates …

Background: In the course of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and acute murine ileitis
following peroral Toxoplasma gondii infection, commensal Escherichia coli accumulate at …

An imbalance of mucosal pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines is crucial in the pathogenesis
of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). GM-CSF influences the development of hemopoietic …

The aim of this study was to determine if either Helicobacter or enterotoxigenic Bacteroides
fragilis (ETBF) was linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), using PCR. We analyzed the …

The octapeptide NAP has been shown to exert neuroprotective properties and reduce neuro-
inflammatory responses. The aim of the present study was to investigate if NAP provides anti …

Small intestinal immunopathology following oral infection with tissue cysts of Toxoplasma
gondii has been described in C57BL/6 mice. Seven days after infection, mice develop …