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The Human Microbiome: How Our Health is Impacted by Microorganisms
Published in Michael Hehenberger, Zhi Xia, Huanming Yang, Our Animal Connection, 2020
Michael Hehenberger, Zhi Xia, Huanming Yang
The human appendix, a narrow pouch that is part of the digestive system, has a bad reputation for its tendency to become inflamed (appendicitis), often resulting in surgical removal. The worm-shaped structure found near the junction of the small and large intestines is widely viewed as an organ with little known function. However, recent research81 suggests that the appendix may serve an important purpose: it serves as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria and is actually an immune organ that helps the lymphatic system detect and eliminate pathogens. The appendix produces a special type of immune cell, the intrinsic lymphocyte. It is a kind of immune effector cells that was formed during the long-term evolution of organisms.82 It can respond quickly to invading pathogens and produce nonspecific anti-infective immunity, which plays an important role in protecting people with low immunity against bacterial infection. It can also participate in the elimination of damaged, aging or distorted cells in the body, and participate in adaptive immune responses. Intrinsic lymphocytes83 also help the appendix to store beneficial bacteria to maintain the balance of the intestinal flora in the human body.84
The Human Microbiome: How Our Health is Impacted by Microorganisms
Published in Michael Hehenberger, Zhi Xia, Our Animal Connection, 2019
The human appendix, a narrow pouch that is part of the digestive system, has a bad reputation for its tendency to become inflamed (appendicitis), often resulting in surgical removal. The worm-shaped structure found near the junction of the small and large intestines is widely viewed as an organ with little known function. However, recent research81 suggests that the appendix may serve an important purpose: it serves as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria and is actually an immune organ that helps the lymphatic system detect and eliminate pathogens. The appendix produces a special type of immune cell, the intrinsic lymphocyte. It is a kind of immune effector cells that was formed during the long-term evolution of organisms.82 It can respond quickly to invading pathogens and produce nonspecific anti-infective immunity, which plays an important role in protecting people with low immunity against bacterial infection. It can also participate in the elimination of damaged, aging or distorted cells in the body, and participate in adaptive immune responses. Intrinsic lymphocytes83 also help the appendix to store beneficial bacteria to maintain the balance of the intestinal flora in the human body.84
Two mixed-ligand coordination polymers: crystal structures and application values on spine surgery incision infection
Published in Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2021
Wei-Li Hong, Jia-Min Chen, Hai-Bo Mei
The incidence of appendicitis accounts for about 10% of patients in emergency department of surgery and 20%-30% of patients with acute abdomen.[1] The incidence of appendicitis is higher in areas with relatively underdeveloped economies. If appendicitis is diagnosed early, the most effective treatment is to choose surgery to remove the appendix.[2] However, there were difficult avoid the bacterial infection during the appendicitis surgery, thus, the new compounds were synthesized for the infection prevention.