Crohn's disease (CD) is a systemic chronic inflammatory condition mainly characterized by
discontinuous transmural pathology of the gastrointestinal tract and frequent extraintestinal …

Objectives Dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota is associated with Crohn's disease (CD).
Functional evidence for a causal role of bacteria in the development of chronic small …

Objective Among non-communicable diseases, the prevalence of allergic diseases has
increased significantly in the new millennium. The increase of allergic diseases is linked to …

Breastfeeding provides the ideal nutrition for infants. Human milk contains a plethora of
functional ingredients which foster the development of the immune system. The human milk …

The gut microbiota generates a huge pool of unknown metabolites, and their identification
and characterization is a key challenge in metabolomics. However, there are still gaps on …

Background Microbial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract after birth is an essential
event that influences infant health with life-long consequences. Therefore, it is important to …

Reciprocal interaction of diet and microbiome in inflammator... : Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology Reciprocal interaction of diet and microbiome in inflammatory bowel diseases …

Background & Aims Antibiotic (ABx) therapy is associated with increased risk for Crohn's
disease but underlying mechanisms are unknown. We observed high fecal serine protease …

Cesarean section (CS) disrupts the natural microbiota colonization process in infants, which
might compromise immune system maturation, leading to a higher risk of infections. We …

Objective The early window of opportunity describes the timeframe after birth in which
essential interactions of the immune system and the newly developing microbiota take …