Publications by authors named "Greta Stec"
Introduction: Arterial hypertension is a major contributor to a wide range of health complications, with cardiac hypertrophy and chronic kidney disease being among the most prevalent. Consequently, novel strategies for the treatment and prevention of hypertension are actively being explored. Recent research has highlighted a potential link between hypertension and the gut-brain axis.
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- Type 2 diabetes has serious health impacts, leading to the exploration of new treatments, including the role of gut microbiota.
- The gut microbiota influences glucose and lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity, with disruptions (dysbiosis) resulting in inflammation and altered bacterial composition linked to diabetes.
- Current research is focusing on interventions like probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation to improve diabetes management and understanding of the gut's role in this disease.
G-protein coupled receptors constitute the largest family of membrane receptors and they participate in the maintenance of the homeostasis in the body. Some of these receptors still remain orphan receptors as there is insufficient research and ambiguous evidence concerning their function and endogenous ligands. For a long time, GPR18 belonged to this group, but recently it has been classified as an endocannabinoid receptor due to its affinity to cannabinoid ligands.
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