The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice. The researchers said it appears that the microbes are able to influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action, and in turn, that interaction might lead to a remodeling of the epithelial cells lining the gut so that they match the diet.
People with inflammatory bowel diseases develop inflammation of the intestine that can cause thickening of the gut wall and life-threatening blockage of the intestinal tube. Twenty to 50 per cent of people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are affected over their lifetime by this poorly understood condition, called "fibrosis."
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI): Obesity can cause a number of health problems. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a kind of fatty liver disease that can lead to cancer, is more common in obese people. Treatment for NASH patients has yet to be discovered, owing in part to the lack of suitable and efficient methods for isolating and analysing the characteristics of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which have been shown to play a significant role in the progression of NASH-associated liver fibrosis and liver cancer.
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