Chinese Academy of SciencesIn the editorial published on 4 September 2023, in the “gut-liver axis” special issue of the journal Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, Dr. Jian-Gao Fan and Dr. Lu Jiang from Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine provided a comprehensive elucidation of the pivotal role of gut microbiota...
Category: <span>Microbiology</span>
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Could artificial sweeteners alter your microbiome?
by Dennis Thompson You may think that artificial sweeteners can help you lose some weight, but a new study finds they are no good for your gut’s microbiome. People who use aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda), saccharin (Sweet’N Low), or stevia leaf extract tended to have intestinal bacteria colonies that differed significantly from those of people...
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Your unique microbiome may be used to improve and personalize your future medical experience
By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc.In a recent study published in the journal Nature Reviews Microbiology, researchers summarize over 200 publications associating microbiomes with clinical diagnostic and precision therapeutic interventions. Study: Utilization of the microbiome in personalized medicine. Image Credit: FOTOGRIN / Shutterstock.com Gut microbiota and its potential in personalized medicineThe...
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Gut microbes may determine patients’ response to a drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Teplizumab delays type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk individuals in TN10 trial, but participants respond differently to the treatment. Systemic, non-pathogenic antibody responses to gut bacteria can be quantified by anti-commensal antibody (ACAb) assay. Individuals with higher IgG2 responses to specific gut bacteria are more likely to get early...
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DOES GUT BACTERIA CAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS?
POSTED BY ANDREW YAWN-TULANE “This study established that the gut microbiome is important for our bone health and getting a healthy microbiome composition is important,” Hong-Wen Deng says. “Now that we’ve identified a target in B. vulgatus, we want to lower its abundance.” One of the most common forms of gut bacteria may be to blame...
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We Know a Healthy Gut Fights Infection. New Study Reveals How
Gut bacteria are stronger together when it comes to preventing infectious diseases. When a large, diverse community of gut bacteria compete with pathogens for nutrients, the pathogens may not have enough fuel to colonize and invade the body, according to a new study in Science. The more microbes there are, the more different nutrients they’re...
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Diverse gut bacteria communities protect against harmful pathogens by nutrient blocking
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Diverse gut bacteria communities protect against harmful pathogens by nutrient blocking The human gut is home to hundreds of different bacterial species collectively known as the gut microbiome. A major health benefit these provide is to protect the gut against invading pathogens (disease-causing microorganisms) that could cause harmful infections. But...
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The Steep Costs of Disrupting Gut-Barrier Harmony
An Interview With Elena Ivanina, DO, MPH Akash Goel, MDDISCLOSURES November 07, 2023 From Ayurveda to the teachings of Hippocrates, medicine’s earliest traditions advanced a belief that the gut was the foundation of all health and disease. It wasn’t until recently, however, that Western medicine has adopted the notion of gut-barrier dysfunction as a pathologic phenomenon critical...
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Having more diverse gut bacteria can protect against diarrheal disease, study finds
by University of East Anglia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The severity of a diarrheal disease could be down to the bacteria in your gut, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Cryptosporidiosis is responsible for over 100,000 deaths annually, predominantly in children under five. It also affects animals, and a new study published...
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A new connection between the gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men
by Impact Journals LLC Microscopic image of the expression of the cytoplasmic immunohistochemical reaction to IL-6. Credit: Aging (2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205091 A new research paper titled “Tissue immunoexpression of IL-6 and IL-18 in aging men with BPH and MetS and their relationship with lipid parameters and gut microbiota-derived short chain fatty acids” has been published...