The gut-brain axis (GBA) is a bilateral communication network between the gastrointestinal
(GI) tract and the central nervous system. The essential amino acid tryptophan contributes to …

Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional bowel disorder.
Disturbances in the gastrointestinal microbiome may be involved in its aetiology. Aim To …

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract
characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. It has a prevalence of 10 to 25 …

As the importance of the gut microbiota in health and disease is increasingly recognized
interest in interventions that can modulate the microbiota and its interactions with its host has …

IBS imposes a significant burden to the health care system and to individuals. Direct medical
costs attributed to IBS in the US, excluding prescription and over-the-counter medicines …

Metabolomic analysis of human biospecimens had progressed quickly over the past
decade. Technological and methodological advances have led to the comprehensive …

Endometriosis is a pathological condition of the female reproductive tract characterized by
the existence of endometrium-like tissue at ectopic sites, affecting 10% of women between …

METHODS: The databases PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase were
searched for studies published until February 28, 2018, for case–control studies detecting …

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an attractive strategy to correct microbial dysbiosis
in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). Although the mechanism of FMT …

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