Gut-derived IL-13 contributes to growth via promoting hepatic IGF-1 production.

Background: The gut microbiota has a profound effect on immunity and metabolic status of the host, which has increasingly attracted research communities. However, the intrinsic mechanism underlying the interplay among these three aspects remains unclear.

Results: Different immune states were established via shaping the population structure of gut microbiota with antibacterial agents.

The involvement of the primo vascular system in local enteritis and its modification by electroacupuncture.

Introduction: The primo vascular system (PVS), an intensive network structure, has been claimed to be representative of the acupuncture meridian. Here, we explored the role of the PVS in local enteritis and its modification by acupuncture.

Methods: Chronic cecitis in rabbits was induced by 2,4,6-trinitro-benzene-sulfonic acid (TNBS).

Polystyrene micro- and nano-particle coexposure injures fetal thalamus by inducing ROS-mediated cell apoptosis.

The adverse effects of plastic on adult animal and human health have been receiving increasing attention. However, its potential toxicity to fetuses has not been fully elucidated. Herein, biodistribution of polystyrene (PS) particles was determined after the maternal mice were orally given PS micro- and/or nano-particles with and without surface modifications during gestational days 1 to 17.

Baicalin alleviates endometrial inflammatory injury through regulation of tight junction proteins.

Endometritis is the foremost reason for reduced reproductive performance, which impedes the establishment of pregnancy in ruminants. Baicalin is extensively acknowledged as a tocolytic drug. However, the preventive effect of baicalin on endometrial inflammatory injury remains unclear.

The patterns of exercise-induced β-endorphin expression in the central nervous system of rats.

Exercise at different intensities is able to induce different physical and psychological statuses of the subjects. The β-endorphin (β-EP) in central nervous system is thought to play an important role in physical exercise. However, its expression patterns and physiological effects in the central nuclei under different exercise states are not well understood.