Hyperoxaluria is a major risk factor for kidney stones and has no specific therapy, although
Oxalobacter formigenes colonization is associated with reduced stone risk. O. formigenes …

In order to promote gastrointestinal health, significant increases in the prevalence of
gastrointestinal disorders should be paralleled by similar surges in therapeutics research …

Prolonged arsenic exposure has been shown to cause several detrimental effects in adults.
However its effects following prenatal exposure are not well defined at the epigenetic level …

NFAT transcription factors are key regulators of gene expression in immune cells. In
addition, NFAT1-induced genes play diverse roles in mediating the progression of various …

Lipids and their mediators have important regulatory functions in many cellular processes,
including the innate antiviral response. The aim of this study was to compare the lipid …

Upon high‐fat feeding, prostaglandin E receptor subtype 4 (EP4)‐knockout mice gain less
body weight than their EP4+/+ littermates. We investigated the cause of the lean phenotype …

Microscopic colitis (MC) is comprised of two entities, lymphocytic (LC) and collagenous
colitis. Up to 20% of patients with chronic diarrhea that have a normal appearing …

Nephrolithiasis remains a major health problem in Western countries. Seventy to 80% of
kidney stones are composed of calcium oxalate, and small changes in urinary oxalate affect …

The prostaglandin E 2 receptor 2 (PTGER2) is present in the endometrium and its gene
expression is accompanied with endometrial growth, however, it is unknown whether there …