Advances in Intestinal Disorders

A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 1879

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Interests: gut microbiome; ion transport; gut barrier integrity; inflammatory bowel disease

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Dear Colleagues,

Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) line the surface of intestinal epithelium, where they play important roles in the digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, and protection of the human body from microbial infections, and others. Dysfunction of IECs can cause diseases.

This Special Issue will address two main topics. The first topic is the barrier function of the intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) provide a physical and biochemical barrier that segregates host tissue and commensal bacteria to maintain intestinal homeostasis.

The second theme is interactions between Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Microbes. Microbial signals are recognized by Intestinal Epithelial Cells to promote intestinal homeostasis.

With this Special Issue in Biomedicines, we aim to present a journal on the actual state of the art in order to understand the function of IECs and the Role of Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Health and Disease. We welcomed the submission of review and original research articles.

Dr. Anoop Kumar
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • intestinal epithelial cells
  • gut microbiome
  • inflammation
  • metabolic diseases
  • inflammatory bowel disease

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Multiomics Strategy Reveals the Mechanism of Action and Ameliorating Effect of Deer Velvet Antler Water Extracts on DSS-Induced Colitis
by Ying-Kai Hung, Shang-Tse Ho, Ching-Yun Kuo and Ming-Ju Chen
Biomedicines 2023, 11(7), 1913; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11071913 - 6 Jul 2023
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Velvet antler is a precious traditional Chinese medicine used for thousands of years. This study investigated the anti-colitis effects of water extracts of Formosan sambar deer (SVAE) and red deer (RVAE) to identify the possible mechanisms and the bioactive compounds using a dextran [...] Read more.
Velvet antler is a precious traditional Chinese medicine used for thousands of years. This study investigated the anti-colitis effects of water extracts of Formosan sambar deer (SVAE) and red deer (RVAE) to identify the possible mechanisms and the bioactive compounds using a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model. The mechanism of action and the ameliorating effects of SVAE and RVAE on DSS-induced colitis were evaluated using a mouse model. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass/mass and gas chromatography-mass/mass were applied to identify the bioactive components of the SVAE and RVAE water extracts. The results revealed that both high-dose SVAE and RVAE could ameliorate the symptoms of colitis due to reduced systemic inflammatory responses, enhanced intestinal barrier integrity by restoration of tight junction proteins, and improved gut dysbiosis. The potentially bioactive components of SVAE and RVAE were identified as small molecules (<3 kDa). Further identification by untargeted metabolomics analysis suggested that l-carnitine, hypoxanthine, adrenic acid, creatinine, gamma-aminobutyric-lysine, oleic acid, glycine, poly-γ-glutamic acid, and eicosapentaenoic acid in VAWEs might be involved in ameliorating the symptoms of colitis. This study provided evidence for the potential usage of SVAE and RVAE as anti-colitis agents. Full article
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