Therapeutic potential of highly diluted antibodies in antibiotic-resistant infection.

Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the main causes of hospital-acquired infections. Its rate of antimicrobial resistance is rapidly increasing, while there are no licensed human vaccines against it. A novel therapeutic approach involves modulation of the host immune response combined with antibiotic treatment.

Uropathogenic E. coli induces DNA damage in the bladder.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common outpatient infections, with a lifetime incidence of around 60% in women. We analysed urine samples from 223 patients with community-acquired UTIs and report the presence of the cleavage product released during the synthesis of colibactin, a bacterial genotoxin, in 55 of the samples examined. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from these patients, as well as the archetypal E.

Identification of new enterosynes using prebiotics: roles of bioactive lipids and mu-opioid receptor signalling in humans and mice.

Objective: The enteric nervous system (ENS) plays a key role in controlling the gut-brain axis under normal and pathological conditions, such as type 2 diabetes. The discovery of intestinal actors, such as enterosynes, able to modulate the ENS-induced duodenal contraction is considered an innovative approach. Among all the intestinal factors, the understanding of the role of gut microbes in controlling glycaemia is still developed.