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A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation.

which indicates that this effect could also work in the human intestine." This study provided new mechanistic insights into ...

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The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria that play vital roles in digestion, immunity, and overall health. When this ...

The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria that play vital roles in digestion, immunity, and overall health.

Nutrient-rich blood coming from the intestine is immediately captured by a large vein ... And, it stores sugars such as ...

Design We developed human primary cultures of small intestine epithelial cells and intestinal explants obtained from small bowel resections. The epithelial cells were also polarised on transwells.

Ethics approval Metro South Health Human Research Ethics Committee; The University of Queensland Medical Research Ethics Committee. Written consent was obtained from all participants. Provenance and ...