Despite the well-established roles of B-vitamins and their deficiencies in health and disease,
there is growing evidence indicating a key role of those nutrients in functions of the central …

Calcium-based kidney stone disease is a highly prevalent and morbid condition, with an
often complicated and multifactorial aetiology. An abundance of research on the role of …

Retinoids—a class of chemical compounds derived from vitamin A or chemically related to it—
are used especially in dermatology, oncohematology and infectious diseases. It has been …

Because microbes use carotenoids as an antioxidant for protection, dietary carotenoids
could be associated with gut microbiota composition. We aimed to determine associations …

The gut-brain axis has been a subject of significant interest in recent years. Understanding
the link between the gut and brain axis is crucial for the treatment of disorders. Here, the …

Epithelial cells in barrier tissues perform a critical immune function by detecting, restricting,
and often directly eliminating extrinsic pathogens. Membrane-bound and cytosolic pattern …

Candida albicans (C. albicans) is the most common fungal pathogen causing recurrent
mucosal and life-threatening systemic infections. The ability to switch from yeast to hyphae …

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels are well-known biomimetic 3D systems for mammalian
cell cultures to mimic native tissues. Recently, several biomolecules were intended for use in …

Featured Application Poultry by-product meal and hydrolyzed feather meal can successfully
replace fishmeal at low dietary levels in feeds for farmed gilthead seabream and thus …

Bladder cancer (BC) is the tenth most common cancer worldwide with a high recurrence
rate, morbidity and mortality. Therefore, chemoprevention and improved treatment of BC are …