Archives des Inflammation

The gut-heart axis: how the gut microbiota impacts cardiovascular health

23 Dec 2024

by Cristina Sáez

The fundamental role of gut bacteria in overall health has been recognized for years. Imbalances in its composition have been linked to autoimmune, gastrointestinal, and metabolic diseases, and now also to cardiovascular conditions. Increasingly, scientists are studying the gut-heart axis and suggest that the gut microbiota could become a new therapeutic target for preventing and treating heart diseases.

The gut-skin axis: feel it in your gut, wear it on your skin

18 Dec 2024

by Manon Oliero

We continue our series on the gut axis, this time focusing on the gut-skin connection. You might have noticed it yourself—how a heavy, sugary meal can lead to breakouts the next day, or how certain food allergies can trigger rashes. This is the gut-skin axis at work, demonstrating an association between the health of our gut and the condition of our skin, and vice versa.

What if your gut microbiota is linked to respiratory health?

10 Jul 2024

by Manon Oliero

You are probably familiar with the gut-brain connection. But did you know that your gut and lungs are in constant conversation? Scientists call this connection the gut-lung axis. Both the gut and lungs are mucosal organs—while the gut absorbs nutrients from food, the lungs absorb gases like oxygen from the air.

Could the gut microbiota explain why inflammatory bowel diseases are on the rise?

23 Mar 2023

by Andreu Prados

Inflammatory bowel disease covers chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Find out more about the typical and atypical forms of IBD and what science knows about how the gut microbiota is involved in its development.

Allergic children present different bacterial strains that promote inflammation

21 Apr 2022

by Manon Oliero

Rural living, vaginal delivery, pet ownership, eating a wide variety of foods, low antibiotic use, and breast milk microbiota can prevent your children from developing a respiratory or food allergy. But what if differences in the gut microbiota could predict which children will grow out of their allergies?

Will gut microbiota provide the solution to all of our health problems?

23 Apr 2020

by Patrice D. Cani

Gut microbiota, with its close links to metabolism and the immune system, could potentially be a factor that lies at the core of good health. This means it can be positioned at the heart of the processes that influence the risk of contracting different diseases.

Learning about the gut barrier’s essential role to our health

27 Mar 2019

by GMFH Editing Team

Have a look at our infographic to learn how a dysfunctional intestinal barrier may play a role in the development of gastrointestinal diseases.

New research on how tryptophan plus a specific gut microbe might help dampen inflammation

14 Feb 2018

by Kristina Campbell

A new study confirms that help provided by commensal intestinal bacteria present in the GALT (gut-associated lymphoid tissue) means harmless substances from the outside environment can be tolerated.

Inflammation, gut microbiota, and obesity: What’s the link?

19 Apr 2017

by Kristina Campbell

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.

Gut microbiota is linked with age-associated inflammation

12 Apr 2017

by Cristina Sáez

A new study has confirmed previous observations that gut microbes change with age and can cause increased inflammation and premature death, at least in mice.