Hosting millions of microorganisms, the digestive tract is the primary and most important part
of bacterial colonization. On one side, in cases of opportunistic invasion, the abundant …

Since nuclear factor of κlight chain of enhanceractivated B cells (NF螃B) was discovered
in 1986, extraordinary efforts have been made to understand the function and regulating …

Human ingestion of microplastics (MPs) is inevitable due to the ubiquity of MPs in various
foods and drinking water. Whether the ingestion of MPs poses a substantial risk to human …

Objective To evaluate the relation between intake of ultra-processed food and risk of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Design Prospective cohort study. Setting 21 low, middle …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the colon
(IBD) that is hypothesized to be related to exposure to environmental risk factors leading to …

Intestinal mucus forms the first line of defense against bacterial invasion while providing
nutrition to support microbial symbiosis. How the host controls mucus barrier integrity and …

A therapeutic strategy that targets multiple proinflammatory factors in inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) with minimal systemic side effects would be attractive. Here, we develop a …

Interest toward the human microbiome, particularly gut microbiome has flourished in recent
decades owing to the rapidly advancing sequence-based screening and humanized …

The classical functions of vitamin D are to regulate calcium-phosphorus homeostasis and
control bone metabolism. However, vitamin D deficiency has been reported in several …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorder of the colon that
causes continuous mucosal inflammation extending from the rectum to the more proximal …