Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that typically requires long-term drug treatment. The emerging role of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and its receptor agonists in gastrointestinal diseases has drawn much attention. A mouse model of acute colitis was conducted using a 7-day protocol of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS, 3% w/v in drinking water) administration. The efficacy of liraglutide (a GLP...

Wheat grains were collected from various locations in six governorates of Egypt and subjected to isolation trials. The isolated fungi were identified as Aspergillus spp. followed by Alternaria spp., Fusarium spp., Rhizopus spp. and other unidentified fungi, in that respective order. All isolated A . flavus strains (16 isolates) were screened for their ability to produce aflatoxins (AFs) on synthetic medium under long (365 nm w...