Recent advances in basic and clinical science over the last 3 years have dramatically
altered our appreciation of the role of diet in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The marked …

Diet provides a safe and attractive alternative to available treatment options in a variety of
diseases; however, research has only just begun to elucidate the role of diet in chronic …

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is the protozoan parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, a
potentially fatal disease to immunocompromised patients, and which affects approximately …

The accumulation of nucleic acids in aberrant compartments is a signal of danger: fragments
of cytosolic or extracellular self-DNA indicate cellular dysfunctions or disruption, whereas …

Altered microbiota has been associated with a number of diseases, including inflammatory
bowel diseases, diabetes, and cancer. This dysregulation is thought to relate the host …

This study aimed to characterize the bacterial profiles and their association with selected
semen quality traits among two chicken breeds. Thirty Lohmann Brown and thirty ROSS 308 …

Background/Aims: Previous studies have shown that heat shock protein 90 (HSP90)-
mediated mitochondrial import of connexin 43 (Cx43) is critical in preconditioning …

Shigella is one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrhea worldwide, affecting more than
165 million people annually. Among the serotypes of Shigella, Shigella sonnei is …

Activation of the nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) leads to the release of the
proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β, which then facilitates pathogen control by macrophages …

Enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EPEC and EHEC) are human
enteric pathogens that contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality worldwide. These …