Intestinal monocytes are crucial for local immune responses. Interestingly, our gut microbiome closely interacts with them to prevent bacterial translocation through the gut barrier, has found this new mice study in Nature Communications ow.ly/iqYf30qpPxI

I am happy to share this review - The Interplay of Sex Steroids, the Immune Response, and the Intestinal Microbiota, that just came out. HUGE thanks to Paula Watnick for her substantial contribution and to Daniela Barraza for her valuable suggestions. authors.elsevier.com/c/1c8pf,L~yCcq…

Akkermansia muciniphila is known to modulate energy metabolism and glucose tolerance. New findings in mice show it can secrete a glucagon-like peptide-1-inducing protein involved in ameliorating metabolic disease ow.ly/GmIg30rEapu

There is much more to be done, but today, a jury did the right thing. Rest in power, George Floyd. Black Lives Matter! ✊🏿

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New Content Online 📣 News & Views "Secretory IgA: controlling the gut microbiota" by Oliver Pabst & Ana Izcue. Read here: rdcu.be/cCyQT

Beyond antibiotics, a wide range of commonly used non-antibiotic drugs can affect the gut microbiome. What are the implications of drug-gut microbiome interactions in the clinical setting? gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/the-pharmacist…

Gut bacterial modifications characterized so far involve hydrolytic & reductive pathways. Devlin Lab & colleagues have discovered a mechanism by which gut bacteria sulfonate steroidal metabolites that can modulate immune cell trafficking Nature Microbiology nature.com/articles/s4156…