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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961941803321

Titolo

Intestinal microbiota in health and disease : modern concepts / / editors, Eduardo J. Schiffrin, Medical Director, Nestle Research Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland, Philippe Marteau, Professor, Department Medico-Chirurgical de Pathologie Digestive

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-429-17232-X

1-4822-2677-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

612.33

Soggetti

Intestines - Microbiology

Intestines - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover ""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""Chapter 1: Commensal Intestinal Microbiota And Mucosal Immune System Development And Function ""; ""Chapter 2: Presentation Of Microbial Signals Via Maternal Cells An Evolutionary Advantage Of Mammals ""; ""Chapter 3: Interactions Of The Intestinal Microbiota With Mucosal Epithelial Cells ""; ""Chapter 4: Pathogen-Host Cell Interactions At The Intestinal Level: Lessons From Cultured Human Fully-Differentiated Colon Cancer Caco-2 And T84 Epithelial Cell Lines ""; ""Chapter 5: Manipulation Of The Host-Cell Pathways By Bacterial Enteropathogens ""

""Chapter 6: The Role Of Probiotics In Prevention And Treatment Of Gi Infections """"Chapter 7: The Microbiota In Inflammatory Bowel Disease ""; ""Chapter 8: Opportunistic Pathogens In Inflammatory Bowel Disease, And The Relation With Specific Gene Susceptibilities ""; ""Chapter 9: Opportunistic Pathogens In Inflammatory Bowel Disease, The Case Of Adherent-Invasivee. Coli ""; ""Chapter 10: Correction Of Microbiota Disturbances Or Antagonism Against Specific Pathogens In Ibd ""

""Chapter 11: Probiotics In Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Modulation Of



The Pathological Immune Or Inflammatory Activation: Their Potential Benefits In The Different Phases Of The Disease """"Chapter 12: Mechanisms, Prevention And Management Of Diarrhoea In Enteral Nutrition ""; ""Chapter 13: Influence Of The Intestinal Microbiota On The Critically Ill Patient ""; ""Chapter 14: Gut Microbiota In Obesity And Type-2 Diabetes: Links With Diet And Weight Loss Intervention ""; ""Color Plate Section ""; ""Back Cover ""

Sommario/riassunto

Now considered an organ with defensive and metabolic capabilities, the intestinal microbiota plays a major role in the local host immune system development and education. It contributes to the generation of a homeostatic balance characterized by the capacity to react against pathogens while remaining hyperresponsive/tolerant against commensals. Thi