Clinical presentations and outcomes of celiac disease in children and adolescents at a tertiary care center in Lebanon by Dana Andari, Rima Hanna-Wakim, Sarah Khafaja, Nadine Yazbeck

“…The aim of this 10-year-retrospective study was to describe the common clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities, and the effect of the gluten-free- diet (GFD) on the growth of children and adolescents with celiac disease.MethodsThis was a retrospective chart review of subjects aged 6 months to 18 years who visited the Pediatric Gastroenterology clinic at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2023, and who were diagnosed with celiac disease based on serological markers and/or changes on histology of the small intestinal mucosal biopsies for those who underwent upper endoscopy, or HLA typing expressing the HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 gene for few subjects.ResultsThe study included 90 patients with celiac disease, of whom 64 were newly diagnosed during the study period. …”
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Preliminary Study on Disinfectant Susceptibility/Resistance Profiles of Bacteria Isolated from Slaughtered Village Free-Range Chickens in Nairobi, Kenya by Igizeneza Acsa, Bebora Lilly Caroline, Nyaga Philip Njeru, Njagi Lucy Wanjiru

“…The aim of this study was, therefore, to determine disinfectant susceptibility/resistance patterns manifested by bacteria (to commonly used disinfectants), which were isolated from intestines of slaughtered indigenous chickens in Nairobi, Kenya. …”
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Prior Appendectomy and the Onset and Course of Crohn’s Disease in Chinese Patients by Dafan Chen, Jing Ma, Qiwen Ben, Lungen Lu, Xinjian Wan

“…No significant differences in disease location, behavior, medication, and intestinal resection between appendectomy and nonappendectomy CD patients were found, even in the subgroup analysis by age of appendectomy. …”
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Ecological analysis of the fish trematode fauna of the Lower Kura by Y.V. Shakaraliyeva

“…Of these, 25 species complete their development in fish, and 15 species in fish-eating birds. 24 species parasitize in the fish intestines, 5 species in the lenses of fish eyes, and 1-2 species of trematodes are localized in other organs. …”
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Nicotinamide Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Chronic Colitis in Mice through Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties and Modulates the Gut Microbiota by Kai Kang, Yue Sun, Dan Pan, Bing Chang, Li-Xuan Sang

“…Then, 16S rRNA sequencing of the large intestinal content was performed, and analysis of alpha diversity and beta diversity showed that the richness of the gut microbiota was decreased in the DSS group compared to the control group and restored after NAM treatment. …”
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Design and evaluation of bromelain-encapsulated alginate beads reinforced with gum Arabic: Formulation, characterization, and stability in simulated gastrointestinal conditions by Methavee Peanparkdee, Phornphimon Janchai, Tanwarat Aksornsri, Pilanee Vaithanomsat

“…Encapsulation in SG1 resulted in the highest protein release (105.38 %) and antioxidant activity (36.41 mmol Trolox/g bead for FRAP, 6.34 mmol Trolox/g bead for ABTS) after intestinal digestion. Conversely, the encapsulated purified bromelain yielded the lowest release of protein and antioxidant activity after simulated digestion due to the structural formation between bromelain and wall materials. …”
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Observational study protocol: the faecal microbiome in the acute stage of new-onset paediatric type 1 diabetes in an Irish cohort by Eugene Dempsey, Catherine Stanton, Paul Ross, Colin Patrick Hawkes, Aonghus Lavelle, Carol-Anne O’Shea, Elaine Catherine Kennedy, Fiona Catherine Ross

“…Although there is an underlying genetic predisposition to developing T1D, the trigger is multifactorial and likely includes environmental factors. The intestinal microbiome has been identified as one such factor. …”
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Application of Spectral Computed Tomography Single-energy Technique to Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease by Pengfei WU, Chuanbing WANG

“…Objective: To investigate the application of a double-layer detector spectral computed tomography (CT) single-energy technology for intestinal wall enhancement in Crohn’s disease enterography. …”
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Differentiation of Isolated Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease from Other Small Bowel Ulcerative Diseases: Clinical Features and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Characteristics by Meng Niu, Zheng-Hao Chen, Meng Li, Xing Zhang, Chun-Xiao Chen

“…The ulcers of ISBCD were more distributed in the ileum (111 (79.9%) vs. 29 (46.8%), p<0.001), and their main morphology differed in different intestinal segments. Longitudinal ulcers (OR 14.293, 95% CI 4.920-41.518, p<0.001) and large ulcer (OR 0.128, 95% CI 0.044-0.374, p<0.001) contributed to the differentiation of ISBCD from OSBUD. …”
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Short-Chain Fatty Acids Promote Immunotherapy by Modulating Immune Regulatory Property in B Cells by Cai-Jie Zhou, Bai-Ling Xie, Hai-Yang Han, Yin Wang, Yong-Hua Wang, Jing-Yi Hong, Yi-Xia Wei, Zhi-Gang Liu, Yan Feng, Gui Yang, Ping-Chang Yang

“…Administration of Yupinfeng San, a Chinese traditional medical formula, or indole-3-PA, induced PA production by intestinal bacteria to stabilize the IL-10 expression in B cells, which promoted the allergen specific immunotherapy, and efficiently alleviated experimental AR. …”
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Study on the absorption characteristics of euscaphic acid and tiliroside in fruits of Rosa laxa Retz. by Ning Wang, Li Tian

“…This study offers experimental insights into the intestinal absorption of FRL in vivo.…”
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Anemia and Associated Factors among Public Elementary School Children in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Ararso Hordofa Guye, Kasim Hansa, Kasahun Ketema, Meseret Moroda, Dame Banti Shambi

“…Uneducated mothers, intestinal parasite infections, and underweight children were found to be determinants of anemia among school-age children. …”
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Actividad probiótica de PROBIOLACTIL®, SUBTILPROBIO® y su mezcla en pollos de ceba by Ana Julia Rondón-Castillo, César A. Betancur‐Hurtado, Marlen Rodríguez-Oliva, Agustín Beruvides-Rodríguez, Grethel Milián-Florido

“… Biopreparados con Lactobacillus salivarius y Bacillus subtilis se han utilizado como probióticos en avicultura por sus efectos benéficos en el ecosistema intestinal. Objetivo. Evaluar las propiedades probióticas del PROBIOLACTIL®, SUBTILPROBIO® y su mezcla como biopreparados en los indicadores microbiológicos, productivos y en la salud de pollos en ceba. …”
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Amine modified sodium alginate: Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Samira Salarvand, Seyed Amir Hossein Jalali, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Alireza Allafchian

“…The in vivo results showed that amine-modified alginate treatments significantly increased non-specific immune parameters, including lysozyme activity, alternative complement activity, and serum bactericidal activity, and also enhanced intestinal bacterial population compared with the control and simple alginate treatments (P < 0.05). …”
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Trend of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Ethiopian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2000-2018) by Getaneh Alemu, Feleke Mekonnen, Mezgebu Nega, Chalachew Muluneh

“…The pooled prevalence of intestinal parasites was 52.0% (95% CI: 44.4-59.5). …”
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Evaluation of mucosal adjuvants to chitosan-nanoparticle-based oral subunit vaccine for controlling salmonellosis in broilers by Raksha Suresh, Shekoni Olaitan Comfort, Sara Dolatyabi, Jennifer Schrock, Mithilesh Singh, Gourapura J. Renukaradhya

“…Enteritidis in the intestines of broiler chickens. We evaluated the adjuvant effects of three different doses of two well-known mucosal adjuvants, c-di-GMP (stimulator of interferon gene agonist) and whole cell lysate (WCL) of Mycobacterium smegmatis, to improve the efficacy of mChitosan (OMP+FLA)/FLA-NP vaccine. …”
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Genome sequence and evaluation of safety and probiotic potential of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei LC86 and Lacticaseibacillus casei LC89 by Ting Chen, Yunjiao Zhao, Yunjiao Zhao, Yixuan Fan, Yao Dong, Zhonghui Gai

“…LC86 and LC89 exhibited good tolerance to temperature, artificial gastric fluid and artificial intestinal fluid; they were non-hemolytic, their catalase activity, gelatin hydrolysis, arginine hydrolysis and bile salt hydrolysis were all negative. …”
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Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

“…Aim: To review the main methods of intestinal microbiota studying.Key points. Currently, molecular genetic methods are used mainly for basic research and do not have a unified protocol for data analysis, which makes it difficult to implement them in clinical practice. …”
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Effect of probiotic and prebiotics supplementation on hemoglobin levels and iron absorption among women of reproductive age and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Aditi Apte, Ashwini Parge, Radhika Nimkar, Anju Sinha

“…Abstract Background This review aims to assess the effect of oral administration of probiotics and/or prebiotics in children and women of reproductive age (WRA) to improve intestinal iron absorption, hemoglobin, and ferritin levels. …”
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Urinary prostaglandin metabolites evaluation for activity monitoring in inflammatory bowel disease by Renata d’Inca, Hana Manceau, Lucia Zanni, Laura Vernoux, Xavier Treton, Katell Peoc’h

“…Abstract Inflammatory bowel diseases cause chronic intestinal inflammation, including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). …”
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