Sentences with phrase «intestinal microbes»

His studies revealed that obesity is associated with the mix of intestinal microbes in mice.

The connection between fermented dairy products and the growth of beneficial intestinal microbes has been well described.

For interested readers, more detailed reviews specific to the scientific advances exploring direct and indirect relationships between intestinal microbes and anxiety or depression have recently been published [76, 77].

The term «microbiota - gut - brain axis» is used to describe the complex bidirectional signaling that occurs between the GI tract and the nervous system, and emphasizes the newly recognized role of intestinal microbes in these interactions.

In mice, intestinal microbes respond to a high - fat diet by producing acetate, which triggers the release of a hormone that makes mammals feel hungry, causing them to eat even more.

The research, published in Nature, adds to an emerging picture that connects intestinal microbes and disorders of the nervous system.

They analyzed two sets of data on the frequencies of different intestinal microbes, which include results for healthy U.S. residents and kids in North America who have IBD.

Other Mayo studies discussed at the conference chronicled a significant increase in gout; examined rare intestinal microbes in rheumatoid arthritis patients; and discovered that people with rheumatoid arthritis use opioid painkillers at a higher rate than the general public, but that it isn't related to disease severity.

To test the impact of intestinal microbes on the metabolism of indomethacin, the team used antibiotics to deplete the microbiota, then compared metabolism in treated and control mice.

In the period following a challenge with pathogenic intestinal microbes, MMP - 9 knockout mice show an increase in lactobacilli [24], meanwhile increased MMP - 9 activity is associated with intestinal permeability [25, 26], and the severity of human depression [27 — 29].

Mother's milk provides IgA and probiotics which inoculate the baby's gut and give it a defense against dangerous intestinal microbes that can cause damage to the gut lining (11).

In BRAIN MAKER, Dr. Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain, describing how the microbiome develops from birth and evolves based on lifestyle choices, how it can become «sick,» and how nurturing gut health through a few easy strategies can alter your brain's destiny for the better.

But in those with immune systems weakened by age, chemotherapy or antibiotics that wipe out their «lawn» of beneficial intestinal microbes, C. difficile can get a foothold and cause changes that damage the gut.

But their ruggedness has lately made them leading causes of multi-drug-resistant infections, especially in settings like hospitals where antibiotic use disrupts the natural balance of intestinal microbes.

The intestinal microbes represent 150 times more genetic information compared to the total of all human cells we are built of.

However, they provide «exciting new evidence» that some intestinal microbes might inhibit key anti-inflammatory molecules and help trigger MS, he says, together with other genetic and environmental factors.

«Scientists monitor crosstalk between intestinal microbes and immune system.»

HMS scientists have been able to monitor the «crosstalk» between intestinal microbes and the immune system.

But this treatment's long - term safety is difficult to ascertain, as a stool sample from any given donor contains its own mix of intestinal microbes, and some could have adverse effects on a recipient's health.

The study (which also involved a colleague) may sound simple, if a little gross, but variation in intestinal microbes, known as human microbiota, is highly complex.

This antibody response was of great functional importance because, despite the loss of systemic ignorance to intestinal microbes, the mice were tolerant of the bacteria.

The effect is thought to be mediated by the intestinal microbes, since antibiotics in animal studies has been found to change the composition of the intestinal microbiota and reduce biodiversity.

In yet another series of experiments, the Weizmann scientists established a connection between the development of the microglia in the brains of mice and intestinal microbes — the microbiome.

Examples include: the co-evolution of flowering plants and pollinators such as bees, lizards and moths; pocket gophers and their lice; humans and intestinal microbes; and the war our immune systems wage with the pathogens that attack us.

Then they transplanted these microbes into mice that had no intestinal microbes of their own.

Tobin Hammer, an evolutionary ecologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, investigated the intestinal microbes of 124 species of wild, leaf - eating caterpillars from the Americas by sequencing a gene commonly used to identify microorganisms.

While science has told us that intestinal microbes in the gut are intimately linked to the cause of IBD, only a limited number of these enormously complex microbial agents have been identified and their functions have remained largely unknown.

The problem arises when your gut becomes «leaky»: thanks to the depletion of beneficial intestinal microbes, your gut becomes more permeable and absorbs more gut - derived toxins and food - derived allergens than normal, which can lead to allergic sensitization to food protein, as well as conditions like inflammatory bowel disease.

If anything, research suggests that eating lots of these bugs via fermented foods, like yogurt or sauerkraut, or supplements can help you maintain a healthy balance of intestinal microbes that aid digestion and keep your immune system strong.

A 2013 mouse study showed that resistant starch shifts the intestinal microbe of aged animals to look like the microbiome of younger animals.

Dr. Galland is a pioneer in studying the impact of intestinal microbes (the gut microbiome) and intestinal permeability («leaky gut») on health and disease.

Krulwich goes on to report the recent discovery that different people the world over have varying sets of intestinal microbes.

The looming extinction of the intestinal microbes could be explained by widespread antibiotic use, caesarean sections and less - frequent breastfeeding, especially in industrialised nations.