Gene editing reprograms colon cells to combat short bowel syndrome
Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...
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Reprogramming Gut Cells To Treat Short Bowel Syndrome
Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study ...
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Hirschsprung Disease vs. Meconium Ileus: Differences in Causes and Treatment
Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...
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Researchers find intestinal immune cell prevents food allergies
Researchers found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a ...
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Small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice
In research published today in Cell, the same team found that pregnant mice had a longer small intestine from just seven days into the pregnancy. By the end of the pregnancy, around day 18 ...
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Pregnancy irreversibly remodels the mouse intestine
In research published today in Cell, the same team found that pregnant mice had a longer small intestine from just seven days into the pregnancy. By the end of the pregnancy, around day 18 ...
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Reprogramming gut cells to treat short bowel syndrome
SATB2 deficiency confers small intestinal (ileal) properties on colon cells. Green fluorescent marker bound to cholesterol (top row) and glucose (bottom row) shows absorption of nutrients in ...