Cranberry extract may strengthen intestinal barrier function via microbiota-dependent and direct epithelial effects.

While in vivo animal models are commonly employed for pharmacokinetic studies, they are often expensive, low in throughpu,t and typically fail to accurately replicate key characteristics of the human ...

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa, ...

The study demonstrated that AstraGin® helped to improve multiple indicators of intestinal barrier health. Treatment with AstraGin® resulted in increased transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), ...

We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In this view, the disease has a clear beginning and end. However, patient ...

For much of modern medicine, inflammation was viewed as a localized response. Swelling, redness, and pain were understood as ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 13, 2025) Study results published in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology “suggest that combined [pesticide] exposure may further amplify the toxicity and compromise the ...

From Ayurveda to the teachings of Hippocrates, medicine's earliest traditions advanced a belief that the gut was the foundation of all health and disease. It wasn't until recently, however, that ...

Two related studies from the University of California, Riverside, have reported that reduced activity of the PTPN2 gene ...

Americans are drinking less than they have in decades. But a new study on mice shows even one bottomless brunch may shrink the small intestine’s nutrient-absorbing surface and spark inflammation that ...