Recovery from gastrointestinal (GI) surgery is often interrupted by the unpredictable
occurrence of postoperative complications, including infections, anastomotic leak, GI …

Objective Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed cancer, and requires surgical
resection and reconnection, or anastomosis, of the remaining bowel to re-establish intestinal …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis are characterized
by chronic and relapsing inflammation, while their pathogenesis remains mostly …

Background Oral iron supplementation is commonly prescribed for anemia and may play an
important role in the gut microbiota recovery of anemic individuals who received antibiotic …

The prebiotic inulin has been vaunted for its potential to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.
Inulin fermentation resulting in the production of short-chain fatty acids, primarily butyrate …

Escherichia coli that harbor the polyketide synthase (pks) genomic island produce colibactin
and are associated with sporadic colorectal cancer development. Given the considerable …

Inulin can regulate the intestinal micro-ecological balance, but there are few studies on the
changes of intestinal microbiota and its metabolites in vitro and vivo, SCFAs and amino …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most frequent malignancy and the second cause of
cancer death worldwide. Several factors have been postulated to be involved in CRC …

Purpose: Anastomotic leak (AL) is a major complication in colorectal cancer surgery and
consists of the leakage of intestinal content through a poorly healed colonic wound …

Nutraceuticals such as oligosaccharides show growing demand due to their numerous
health benefits. New sources and production pathways are needed to enable their industrial …