Is acute appendicitis in children associated with an abundance of bacteria from the phylum Fusobacteria?
Acute appendicitis is associated with an abundance of Fusobacterium spp. and other pathogens commonly found in the oral cavity. Further research is needed to determine whether these organisms directly cause appendicitis or rather proliferate in the appendix as a secondary consequence of inflammation.
Liraglutide appears to protect INS-1 cells from apoptosis FFA-induced by promoting autophagy.