Bile acids (BAs) can regulate their own metabolism and transport as well as other key
aspects of metabolic homeostasis via dedicated (nuclear and G protein-coupled) receptors …

The diversity, composition, and function of the bacterial community inhabiting the human
gastrointestinal tract contributes to host health through its role in producing energy or …

Over the last two decades our understanding of the gut microbiota and its contribution to
health and disease has been transformed. Among a new 'generation'of potentially beneficial …

Caloric excess and sedentary lifestyle have led to a global epidemic of obesity and
metabolic syndrome. The hepatic consequence of metabolic syndrome and obesity …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) are the
leading causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. NAFLD and ALD share …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one the fastest emerging manifestations of the
metabolic syndrome worldwide. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the progressive form …

Adipose tissues are dynamic tissues that play crucial physiological roles in maintaining
health and homeostasis. Although white adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue are …

As a complex ecosystem of the human body, the intestinal flora maintains a dynamic
balance with the host and plays an irreplaceable role in life activities such as nutritional …

Advances in our understanding of how the gut microbiota contributes to human health and
diseases have expanded our insight into how microbial composition and function affect the …

Emerging evidence points to a strong association between the gut microbiota and the risk,
development and progression of gastrointestinal cancers such as colorectal cancer (CRC) …