Interest toward the human microbiome, particularly gut microbiome has flourished in recent
decades owing to the rapidly advancing sequence-based screening and humanized …

S100B is a Ca2+‐binding protein mainly concentrated in astrocytes. Its levels in biological
fluids (cerebrospinal fluid, peripheral and cord blood, urine, saliva, amniotic fluid) are …

The high turnover and regenerative capacity of the adult intestine relies on resident stem
cells located at the bottom of the crypt. The enteric nervous system consists of an abundant …

The microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) regulates the reciprocal interaction between chronic
inflammatory bowel and psychiatric disorders. This interaction involves multiple pathways …

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is an extensive network comprising millions of neurons
and glial cells contained within the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. The major functions of …

Postoperative ileus (POI) and postoperative gastrointestinal tract dysfunction (POGD) are
well-known complications affecting patients undergoing intestinal surgery. GI symptoms …

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from depression at higher rates than
the general population. An etiological trigger of depressive symptoms is theorised to be …

Background & Aims When the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) promoter is used to
express cellular toxins that eliminate glia in mice, intestinal epithelial permeability and …

S100B is a calcium-binding protein mainly concentrated in astrocytes in the nervous system.
Its levels in biological fluids are recognized as a reliable biomarker of active neural distress …

Changes in the function and microbiome of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract have
been documented in Parkinson's disease (PD), although most studies have examined …