Daily Archives: May 14, 2015

Update on Fecal Microbiota Transplantation 2015: Indications, Methodologies, Mechanisms, and Outlook

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Colleen R. Kelly, Stacy Kahn, Purna Kashyap, Loren Laine, David Rubin, Ashish Atreja, Thomas Moore, Gary Wu

The community of microorganisms within the human gut (or microbiota) is critical to health and functions with a level of complexity comparable to that of an organ system. Alterations of this ecology (or dysbiosis) have been implicated in a number of di… Continue reading →

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Gastrointestinal Autoimmunity Associated With Loss of Central Tolerance to Enteric α-Defensins

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Jan Dobeš, Aleš Neuwirth, Martina Dobešová, Matouš Vobořil, Jana Balounová, Ondřej Ballek, Jan Lebl, Antonella Meloni, Kai Krohn, Nicolas Kluger, Annamari Ranki, Dominik Filipp

Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, and adrenal insufficiency, but patients also develop intestinal disorders. APECED … Continue reading →

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