Innate immunity in C. elegans

CN Martineau, NV Kirienko, N Pujol - Current topics in developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In its natural habitat, C. elegans encounters a wide variety of microbes, including food,
commensals and pathogens. To be able to survive long enough to reproduce, C. elegans …

Medicinal plant compounds for combating the multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria: a review

M Mulat, A Pandita, F Khan - Current pharmaceutical …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Globally, people utilize plants as the main source of remedy to heal various
ailments. Medicinal plants have been utilized to treat ailments since the invention of modern …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles at predicted environmental concentrations enhances toxic effects of Acinetobacter johnsonii AC15 infection on …

M Tang, G Ding, L Li, G **ao, D Wang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics and microbial pathogens are both widely distributed in the environment;
however, their combined toxicity remains largely unclear. Using Caenorhabditis elegans as …

The C. elegans intestine: organogenesis, digestion, and physiology

I Dimov, MF Maduro - Cell and tissue research, 2019 - Springer
The comparatively simple Caenorhabditis elegans intestine fulfills many of the complex
functions of the mammalian digestive tract, liver, and fat tissues, while also having roles in …

Protective effects of Lactobacillus fermentum U-21 against paraquat-induced oxidative stress in Caenorhabditis elegans and mouse models

M Marsova, E Poluektova, M Odorskaya… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The aims of this work were to identify in vivo manifestations of antioxidant activity of
Lactobacillus strains isolated from healthy human biotopes and to show the possibility of …

Antimicrobial Biophotonic Treatment of Ampicillin-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Hypericin and Ampicillin Cotreatment Followed by Orange Light

ST Alam, TAN Le, JS Park, HC Kwon, K Kang - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bacterial antibiotic resistance is an alarming global issue that requires alternative
antimicrobial methods to which there is no resistance. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy …

Approaches to discern if microbiome associations reflect causation in metabolic and immune disorders

M Basic, D Dardevet, PM Abuja, S Bolsega… - Gut …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Our understanding of microorganisms residing within our gut and their roles in the host
metabolism and immunity advanced greatly over the past 20 years. Currently, microbiome …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of Clitoria ternatea L. flowers-derived silver nanoparticles on A549 and L-132 human cell lines and their antibacterial efficacy in Caenorhabditis …

SR Singh, B Kittur, SM Bhavi, B Thokchom, AC Padti… - Hybrid Advances, 2025 - Elsevier
Clitoria ternatea L. flowers were used for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (CT-
AgNPs) with a focus on their anticancer and antimicrobial properties. The CT-AgNPs were …

Health and longevity studies in C. elegans: the “healthy worm database” reveals strengths, weaknesses and gaps of test compound-based studies

N Saul, S Möller, F Cirulli, A Berry, W Luyten, G Fuellen - Biogerontology, 2021 - Springer
Several biogerontology databases exist that focus on genetic or gene expression data
linked to health as well as survival, subsequent to compound treatments or genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Plant and fungal products that extend lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans

J Martel, CY Wu, HH Peng, YF Ko, HC Yang… - Microbial Cell, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a useful model to study aging due to its short
lifespan, ease of manipulation, and available genetic tools. Several molecules and extracts …