Ileocolitis is the most common form of Crohn's disease. It causes inflammation of the terminal ileum (the end point of the small intestine) as well as the colon (large intestine). An abscess is an ...

Digestive enzymes are found in the digestive system, including the mouth, stomach, and small intestine. They help you break down food and absorb nutrients. Sometimes, the body cannot make enough ...

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 ...

Here’s what you should know. When you have short bowel syndrome, a large part of your small intestine is either removed or damaged and doesn’t work. The small intestine is the part of your ...

Apolipoprotein A4 (APOA4) is a protein produced by the small intestine in response to dietary fats. While it plays a vital role in controlling appetite and burning calories, its benefits are ...

Disruptions of intestinal epithelial cells, which serve as a physical barrier, or the antimicrobial peptides and mucins they produce, which act as a chemical barrier, can lead to a leaky gut. In this ...

Treating the possible causes and complications of CIPO may also help relieve symptoms, for example: taking antibiotics to treat small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), which can result from ...

Circulating levels of fatty acid-binding protein 2 (FABP2), a marker of intestinal epithelial cell damage ... a rate not substantially different than in the general population. Small intestine ...

A highly important component of the mucosal microenvironment is the gut microbiota which can communicate with epithelial cells directly in the intestine (by direct attachment or infection), or ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic and relapsing intestinal inflammation ... decreased gut morphological disruption and epithelial cell damage, and restored the activated ...