A new study has found that laboratory mice that are transplanted with the gut microbiota of wild mice are less likely to die from a flu virus infection or develop colorectal cancer than laboratory mice with their own gut microbiota.
Study reveals a new connection between the gut microbiota and autoimmune disorders
7 Dec 2017by Andreu Prados
A new study has discovered a new mechanism by which the gut microbiota modulates pro- and anti-inflammatory immune cells.
What do we know about the link between chronic fatigue syndrome and the gut microbiome?
6 Dec 2017by Kristina Campbell
A 2017 study adds to previous research focused on identifying a biological parameter that allows for diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome through our gut microbiota.
Helicobacter species induce different immune responses depending on the gut environment
28 Aug 2017by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that Helicobacter species that routinely interact with the host immune system may elicit either homeostatic or inflammatory immune responses depending on the gut environment.
Harvard group engineers bacteria with a ‘memory’ for gut inflammation in mice
10 Jul 2017by Kristina Campbell
New work, led by Pamela Silver of The Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard (USA), appears to have overcome this problem. The research, which has been called "incredibly exciting" by other scientists, involved the design of a bacterial trigger circuit that detects and responds to tetrathionate—a transient product of reactive oxygen species.
A probiotic may lead to changes in gut microbiome composition that are related to microbial translocation and inflammation in HIV-infected patients
12 Jun 2017by Andreu Prados
A new double-blind, randomised has found that changes in gut microbiome composition following treatment with a probiotic are related to microbial translocation and inflammation in HIV-infected patients undergoing standard treatments.
Gut microbiota modulation offers a new therapeutic approach for treating non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced small intestinal damage
15 May 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent narrative review has suggested that probiotics and rebamipide could be useful for addressing NSAID-induced small intestinal damage.
New study in mice shows gut microbes are a driver of age-associated inflammation
11 May 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Dawn Bowdish from McMaster University in Hamilton (Canada) has found that gut microbes are a driver of age-associated inflammation in mice.
Gut bacteria are involved in modulating immune responses in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
4 May 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that gut dysbiosis in AS patients is associated with intestinal mucosal barrier dysfunction and modulation of both local and systemic immune responses.
One of the leading theories on the mechanisms that lead to obesity, based on evidence from both mouse and human models, incorporates both the gut microbiota and some inflammatory processes.