Infectious disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in develo** countries,
particularly in children. Increasing evidence suggests that protein-calorie malnutrition is the …

Enteric infections, with or without overt diarrhea, have profound effects on intestinal
absorption, nutrition, and childhood development as well as on global mortality. Oral …

The human gut microbiota is impacted by host nutrition and health status and therefore
represents a potentially adaptive phenotype influenced by metabolic and immune …

Background Amoebiasis is an intestinal and tissue parasitic infection caused by the
protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Despite significant medical importance and worldwide …

Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis, a disease that is a major source
of morbidity and mortality in the develo** world. The potent cytotoxic activity of the parasite …

Leptin, a pleiotropic protein has long been recognized to play an important role in the
regulation of energy homeostasis, metabolism, neuroendocrine function, and other …