Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Gut microbiota regulates intestinal goblet cell response and mucin production by influencing the TLR2-SPDEF axis in an enteric parasitic infection

Yousefi, Y., Haider, Z., Grondin, J. A., Wang, H., Haq, S., Banskota, S., Seto, T., Surette, M., & Khan, W. I.

Mucosal Immunology | Mar 29, 2025 | doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mucimm.2025.03.007


Interaction between Intestinal Parasites and the Gut Microbiota: Implications for the Intestinal Immune Response and Host Defence

Grondin, J. A., Jamal, A., Mowna, S., Seto, T., & Khan, W. I.

Pathogens | Volume 13 | Jul 23, 2024 I doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080608


Novel 5-HT7 receptor antagonists modulate intestinal immune responses and reduce severity of colitis

Kwon, Y. H., Blass, B. E., Wang, H., Grondin, J. A., Banskota, S., Korzekwa, K., Ye, M., Gordon, J. C., Colussi, D., Blattner, K. M., Canney, D. J., & Khan, W. I.

American Journal of Physiology | Volume 327 | May 7, 2024 I doi: https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00299.2023


Inhibition of NADPH Oxidase (NOX) 2 Mitigates Colitis in Mice with Impaired Macrophage AMPK Function

Banskota, S., Wang, H., Kwon, Y. H., Gautam, J., Haq, S., Grondin, J., Steinberg, G. R., & Khan, W. I.

Biomedicine | Volume 11 | May 14, 2023 I doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11051443

A33 Effects Of The Next Generation Probiotic, Akkermansia Muciniphila, On Intestinal Inflammation And Barrier Function


Banskota, S., Wang, H., Kwon, Y. H., Gautam, J., Haq, S., Grondin, J., Steinberg, G. R., & Khan, W. I.

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology | Volume 6 | March 7, 2023 I doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwac036.033

Chronic exposure to synthetic food colorant Allura Red AC promotes susceptibility to experimental colitis via intestinal serotonin in mice


Kwon, Y. H., Banskota, S., Wang, H., Rossi, L., Grondin, J. A., Syed, S. A., Yousefi, Y., Schertzer, J. D., Morrison, K. M., Wade, M. G., Holloway, A. C., Surette, M. G., Steinberg, G. R., & Khan, W. I.

Nature Communications | Volume 13 | December 20, 2022 I doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35309-y


Disruption of autophagy by increased 5-HT alters gut microbiota and enhances susceptibility to experimental colitis and Crohn’s disease

Haq, S., Wang, H., Grondin, J., Banskota, S., Marshall, J. K., Khan, I. I., Chauhan, U., Cote, F., Kwon, Y. H., Philpott, D., Brumell, J. H., Surette, M., Steinberg, G. R., & Khan, W. I.

Science Advances | Volume 7 | November 5, 2021 I doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abi6442

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