Keyword: intestinal permeability

Cannabinoids mediate opposing effects on inflammation-induced intestinal permeability

Abstract Background and purpose: Activation of cannabinoid receptors decreases emesis, inflammation, gastric acid secretion and intestinal motility. The ability to modulate intestinal permeability in inflammation may be important in therapy aimed…

Pathophysiological role of host microbiota in the development of obesity

Abstract Overweight and obesity increase the risk for a number of diseases, namely, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, premature death, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as well as different types…