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    An optimized method for Nasonia germ-free rearing

    A germ-free rearing system is a crucial method for host–microbiota interactions using Nasonia as a model system. The previous rearing media in 2012 introduced toxic factors like bleach and antibiotics, required s...

    Guan-Hong Wang, Robert M. Brucker in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    Airway bacteria drive a progressive COPD-like phenotype in mice with polymeric immunoglobulin receptor deficiency

    Mechanisms driving persistent airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are incompletely understood. As secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) deficiency in small airways has been reported...

    Bradley W. Richmond, Robert M. Brucker, Wei Han, Rui-Hong Du in Nature Communications (2016)

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    Bile diversion to the distal small intestine has comparable metabolic benefits to bariatric surgery

    Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is highly effective in reversing obesity and associated diabetes. Recent observations in humans suggest a contributing role of increased circulating bile acids in mediating such...

    Charles Robb Flynn, Vance L. Albaugh, Steven Cai in Nature Communications (2015)