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So, this work was done in C. elegans, a worm, on one class of drug used on colorectal cancer. So, obviously there's still a long ways to go, but there's enough
by 09bjb 9y ago
So, this work was done in C. elegans, a worm, on one class of drug used on colorectal cancer. So, obviously there's still a long ways to go, but there's enough noise in the gut bacteria space at this point to know that they're very important in a variety of ways to our health.
- ziikutv 9y agoAnd, more research in there is needed.
- Clownshoesms 9y agoI read a lot in various media, but I'm still ignorant how. The vagus nerve has been mentioned; does that shuttle nutrients around, or what? How exactly do these micros take digested chyme and make this incredibly efficient alcohol->waste reactor?
- epmaybe 9y agoSo the vagus nerve, when you sense that you are about to eat, stimulates your stomach to release enzymes that help break down what you intake. This leads to a feedback chain that releases and inhibits other enzymes down in your intestines to further break down this food. As for the microbes that make up our gut Flora, the simple answer is: they have different enzymes that break things down. They may have an enzyme that adds a chemical group to a drug, activating it or inactivating it. It's far more complicated, and not something I'm very knowledgeable about.