Prebiotics and probiotics play a positive role in promoting human nutrition and health.
Prebiotics are compounds that cannot be digested by the host, but can be used and …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD), is characterized by relapse and remission alternately. It remains a great …

Intestinal barrier integrity is a prerequisite for homeostasis of mucosal function, which is
balanced to maximise absorptive capacity, while maintaining efficient defensive reactions …

Probiotics and synbiotics are used to treat chronic diseases, principally due to their role in
immune system modulation and the anti-inflammatory response. The present study reviewed …

Unresolved low grade systemic inflammation represents the underlying pathological
mechanism driving immune and metabolic pathways involved in autoimmune diseases …

Oxidative stress (OS) is considered as one of the etiologic factors involved in several signals
and symptoms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that include diarrhea, toxic megacolon …

Autoimmune disorders (ADs) are multifactorial diseases involving, genetic, epigenetic, and
environmental factors characterized by an inappropriate immune response toward self …

Background Blastocystis is a common gut eukaryote detected in humans and animals. It has
been associated with gastrointestinal disease in the past although recent metagenomic …

Mucus selectively controls the transport of molecules, particulate matter, and
microorganisms to the underlying epithelial layer. It may be desirable to weaken the mucus …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease that is difficult to cure, with rising
incidence in recent decades. Probiotics have become a new strategy for UC treatment. In …