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Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL-99 ameliorates age-related intestinal hypomotility in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

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By Wen Zhao, Shaoqi Shi, Limian Zhou, Liang Zhao, Juan Chen, Yinghua Liu, Qi Zhang, Hao Zhang, Zhi Zhao, Chengying Zhang, Yixuan Li, Wei-Lian Hung, Rong Liu, Dekui Jin, Ming Zhang, Guang Li, Xinjuan Liu, xiaoxia Li, Zhaozhong Zeng, Yong Zhang, Hanglian Lan, Qiuyue Jiang, Yanling Hao, Jie Guo, Huiyuan Guo, Yuyang Zhao, Wei Xiong, Xiaokang Niu, Liwei Zhang, Jian He, Jingjing He, Ran Wang, Fazheng Ren, Shaoyang Ge
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Abstract The decay of smooth muscle contractility is a major trigger of aging-related intestinal hypomotility, which imposes a substantial healthcare burden. Despite this, effective targeted therapy for this condition remains unavailable. Here, we identified the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL-99 as a microbiota modulator that restores gut motility through the bile acid (BA)-mediated rescue of smooth muscle contractile function.
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TCF21 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and cytoskeleton reorganization in uterine development and endometriosis - Nature Communications

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By Jingwen Zhu, Peili Wu, Yilei Ma, Zijun Peng, Mengyang Geng, Cheng Zeng, Ning Wu, Deyu Zhang, Chengying Zhang, Chao Peng, Yingfang Zhou, Yongfeng Shang, Jing Liang, Qing Xue, Hangwei Fa, Leyi Qin, Ruihui Lu
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Abstract Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease associated with pelvic pain and infertility. Despite several existing theories, the etiology and molecular mechanisms of endometriosis remain to be investigated. Here we report that transcription factor 21 (TCF21) regulates uterine development and endometriosis pathogenesis by promoting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cytoskeleton reorganization.
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Environmental Stress Drives Biotic Homogenization and Food-Web Destabilization Across River Basins with Contrasting Pollution

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By Chao Chang, Yun Zhou, Chengying Zhang
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