Gut microbiota composition and sex hormones influence the immune response to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus gastrointestinal colonization in mice.

in the intestinal lamina propria. IFN-γ has a pleiotropic effect on the intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), suggesting that IFN-γ-induced responses may differ between epithelial cell types. Methods: ...

The intestinal stem cells (ISCs) renew effectively within the epithelium. And there is no immune cell aggregation in the healthy lamina propria. (2) UC: The beneficial substances in the mucin layer ...

This important study provides solid evidence that glucosylceramide synthase (GlcT), a rate-limiting enzyme for glycosphingolipid (GSL) production, plays a role in the differentiation of intestinal ...