The purpose of this pictorial essay is to present and summarize findings of various images of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). CGD represents a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by defective generation of respiratory bursts in human phagocytes. This defect results in abnormal phagocytic functions and defective killing of bacteria by phagocytes. CGD may involve many organs and present ...

Carbohydrates are the most abundant and structurally diverse class of biological compounds in nature. However, our current understanding regarding the relationship between carbohydrate structure and its biological function is still far from what is known regarding proteins and nucleic acids. Initially, carbohydrates were only recognized as structural and energy storage molecules (e.g. cellulose...

Objective of the Review: To discuss changes in intestinal microbiota various diseases. Key Points. Microbial imbalance plays an important role pathogenesis and/or progression a number diseases, namely Clostridium difficile-associated disorders, inflammations, obesity, colorectal cancer, autistic disorders and other. Moreover, therapies involving faecal transplantation, use pro- prebiotics, meta...