Daily Archives: December 18, 2020
Effects of Intestinal Fungi and Viruses on Immune Responses and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
The intestinal microbiota comprises diverse fungal and viral components, in addition to bacteria. These microbes interact with the immune system and affect human physiology. Advances in metagenomics have associated inflammatory and autoimmune diseases … Continue reading
An international multicenter real-life prospective study of electronic chromoendoscopy score PICaSSO in Ulcerative Colitis
Endoscopic and Histologic remission are important goals in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). We investigated the correlation of the recently developed Paddington International Virtual ChromoendoScopy ScOre( PICaSSO) and other established endosc… Continue reading
Exome-wide Association Study on Alanine Aminotransferase Identifies Sequence Variants in the GPAM and APOE Associated with Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease (FLD) is a growing epidemic that is expected to be the leading cause of end-stage liver disease within the next decade. Both environmental and genetic factors contribute to the susceptibility of FLD. Several genetic variants contrib… Continue reading