Instead of being flushed away, it starts to attack liver cells, leading to oxidative damage and cellular stress
Aberrant immune responses promote vascular inflammation, leading to endothelial dysfunction, vascular remodeling, and increased peripheral vascular resistance, which eventually drive blood pressure elevation (235, 236)
While IBD prevalence remains highest in Western industrialized nations, incidence rates are rising exponentially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia, Africa, and South America, mirroring the Westernization of the gut microbiota (Wang et al., 2026)
Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide (DSIP) is a neuropeptide composed of nine amino acids