D. M. Sloboda

This study shows diet-induced obesity in female mice increases intestinal permeability but does not trigger pro-inflammatory macrophage responses or TNF-mediated effects in the ileum or colon.

The paper examines how parity affects the relationship between pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain, and gut microbiota changes during pregnancy and in infants.

This study shows that gut microbiota-based vaccination improves blood glucose control in obese mice by engaging innate immunity, requiring bacterial components and specific immune proteins.

This study investigates whether fetal meconium contains detectable microbiota before birth and finds no microbial signal distinct from controls, suggesting colonization occurs after birth.