Unlock the mystery of your digestive system! In this edition, we explore the vital roles of digestion and nutrient absorption, essential for maintaining health. Digestion is the process by which foods are broken down into smaller molecules, or nutrients, making them...
Have you ever wondered how your body turns the food you eat into the energy you need? The secret lies within the fascinating world of gut physiology. Your digestive tract is not just a simple tube for digestion—it’s a complex system designed to absorb essential...
The discovery of intestinal actors, such as enterosynes, able to modulate the ENS-induced duodenal contraction is an innovative approach. Among all the intestinal factors, the understanding of the role of gut microbes in controlling glycaemia remains a major target. For instance, we researched and demonstrated how the modulation of gut microbiota by prebiotics could permit the identification of novel enterosynes.
The Amazonian forests are home to a shrub, the camu-camu, whose fruit could be of great help in the fight against obesity and metabolic diseases. This is described in our latest study published with the A-Mansia R&D team in the journal Metabolites.
In addition to their classical mode of action in the brain, circulating factors may modulate the release of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) from endothelial cells that compose the blood-brain-barrier without entering the brain. Due to their high capacity to diffuse across membranes, ROS/RNS can reach neurons and modify their activity. This study investigates other mechanisms of actions in which beta-blockers may display a central effect without crossing the blood brain barrier.