and the establishment and maintenance of the intestinal defense system may be a requirement for bacterial colonization and adhesion. The intestinal immune barrier comprises gut-associated lymphoid ...

and junction adhesion molecules (JAM) proteins, which associate with peripheral membrane proteins (e.g., Z0-1) located on the intracellular side of the plasma membrane. The intestinal barrier utilizes ...

However, for some people, the adhesion may cause the intestine to become fixed or stuck on another organ. Additionally, the adhesions may form between different parts of the small or large bowel.

Background: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition in which excessive levels of bacteria, mainly the colonic-type species are present in the small intestine. Recent data ...

[10] many consider direct bacterial assessment of intestinal aspirate cultures a better method of detecting SIBO. [8,9,25] However, direct sampling also has limitations, including lack of ...

kuleuven.be Intestinal resident macrophages are at the front line of host defence at the mucosal barrier within the gastrointestinal tract and have long been known to play a crucial role in the ...

Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

Here, we investigate the link between gut microbiota variation and stool consistency using Bristol Stool Scale classification, which reflects faecal water content and activity, and is considered a ...

Bacterial proteins, in contrast, can directly reveal whether these bacteria are active, which activity they perform and how their function affects the human body in health and disease." ...