Targeting fungi for Crohn’s disease?
This article, written by Andreu Prados, discusses the discovery of a fungus that delays wound healing in mice and is enriched in the inflamed tissue of patients with Crohn’s disease. The findings, along with the discovery of a modified yeast that...
Oral Microbiota and Cancer Development
Oral microbiota are among the most diverse in the human body. More than 700 species have been identified in the mouth, and new sequencing methods are allowing us to discover even more species. The anatomy of the oral cavity is different from that of other body sites....
Amending microbiota by targeting intestinal inflammation with TNF blockade attenuates development of colorectal cancer
Intestinal inflammation and microbiota are two important components of colorectal cancer (CRC) etiology. However, it is not clear how tuning inflammation using clinically relevant anti-inflammatory treatment impacts microbiota or whether this consequently influences...
