Bioactive peptides derived from proteins generally need to be folded into secondary structures to activate downstream signaling pathways. However, synthetic peptides typically form random-coils, thus ...

What are the effects of the interactions between bacterial toxins and the gastrointestinal mucosa?

Figure 3 Amniotic Fluid Stem (AFS) cells decrease gut inflammation and enterocyte apoptosis and promote enterocyte proliferation/migration in rats with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). (A) Cluster ...

Background: Circulating levels of endotoxin (or lipopolysaccharide (LPS)) and anti-endotoxin antibodies are increased in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, supporting the hypothesis of a role ...

The enzymes required for the incorporation of host fatty acids into the membrane phospholipids of Gram-positive bacterial pathogens are unknown. Fatty acid kinase (Fak) is a new enzyme in lipid ...