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Commensal Defense
One major group of commensal gut bacteria, the Bacteroidetes, avoids becoming collateral damage with just one gene, which encodes an enzyme that modifies lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in their cell ...
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Commensal papillomavirus immunity preserves the homeostasis of highly mutated normal skin (IMAGE)
Papillomavirus-induced immune response blocks the expansion of mutant cells in sun-damaged skin. A large collection of mutant cells in ultraviolet-radiated skin without papillomavirus colonization ...
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UAB researchers uncover shared response to dominant commensal bacterial flagellin epitope in Crohn’s patients and healthy infants
“In Crohn’s disease, the immune system exhibits heightened reactivity to flagellins from gut commensal bacteria, such as those from the Lachnospiraceae family,” Zhao said. Lachnospiraceae is a diverse ...
Microbiotica unveils data on the mechanism of action of MB310, a clinical-stage drug candidate in development for the treatment of ulcerative colitis
MB310 has been developed as an oral capsule, dosed once daily, containing a defined consortium of eight live gut commensal bacterial strains. It is designed to deliver long-term remission to UC ...
Acurx’s ibezapolstat shows efficacy in CDI treatment
Acurx (ACXP) announced the results of a study and its publication in the Journal of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapeutics. During clinical ...