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    Loss of microbiota alters the profile of cells that protect the intestinal wall, experiments reveal

    April 10, 2026, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    In red, intestinal wall cells producing less mucus (in green) in the large intestine of animals whose microbiota was depleted by antibiotics (right). On the left, the intestinal wall of animals that maintained an intact bacterial population produces more mucus (image: Vinicius Dias Nirello/IB-UNICAMP)

    A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant progress in understanding the relationship between gut microbiota and intestinal cells. The study, published in the journal Gut Microbes, showed how microbiota and the compounds it produces, such as butyrate, influence the functioning of cells that line the large intestine...

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