The teams demonstrated that transplanting fecal flora from patients with colon cancer into mice ... Several studies have investigated the role of the microbiota as a mediator of these interactions.

Over 100 different oligosaccharides have been identified in the human colon, ... providing more evidence for how species-specific microbiota interactions occur.

It is known that approximately 80% of the human immune system functions within the gastrointestinal tract. Gut bacteria and their metabolites play a fundamental role in the interaction between gut ...

The interaction between a common gene variant and gut microbes may trigger chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis, new ...

Host-Microbiota Interaction and Intestinal Stem Cells in Chronic Inflammation and Colorectal Cancer. ... Sfrp2 and Fzd2 were significantly altered (p < 0.05) in the colon of MyD88 −/ ...

Protection of the host from the microbiota involves several mechanisms in concert. First, a mucous layer provides a physical barrier; in the colon, it consists of an inner firm layer and a looser ...

Exposure to microbiota, or microorganisms such as bacteria, in the early stages of life plays a crucial role in establishing optimal conditions in the intestine that inhibit the development of ...

These tissues were in the proximal colon, ... More information: Krautkramer et al: Molecular Cell "Diet-microbiota interactions mediate global epigenetic programming in multiple host tissues." ...

"However, the surprising result for us was the discovery that bacteria, together with stress in cells, caused tumours (exclusively in the colon) and without the involvement of inflammation." ...

3 Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4 Molecular Immunology Research Center ...