Kirk B. Bergstrom

Kelowna, BC, Canada

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Quantitative imaging approaches to capture structural and functional dynamics of colonic mucus in health and disease in situ.

Quantitative imaging approaches to capture structural and functional dynamics of colonic mucus in health and disease in situ.

Journal: Methods in enzymology

Published: July 03, 2026

Bioengineering a Probiotic to Bloom During Colonic Inflammation Promotes Reliable Efficacy in Translational Models of Colitis.

Bioengineering a Probiotic to Bloom During Colonic Inflammation Promotes Reliable Efficacy in Translational Models of Colitis.

Journal: Gastroenterology

Published: August 20, 2025

Using MUC2 mucin producing tumorigenic human goblet-like cells to uncover functional properties of the mucus barrier.

Using MUC2 mucin producing tumorigenic human goblet-like cells to uncover functional properties of the mucus barrier.

Journal: Gut microbes

Published: August 09, 2025

Longitudinal analysis of human milk oligosaccharides and mucin-2-glycans in infants reveals enrichment of sulfated and glucuronic acid-bearing HMOs.

Longitudinal analysis of human milk oligosaccharides and mucin-2-glycans in infants reveals enrichment of sulfated and glucuronic acid-bearing HMOs.

Journal: The Journal of biological chemistry

Published: August 04, 2025

Defining enteric bacterial pathogenesis using organoids: Citrobacter rodentium uses EspC, an atypical mucinolytic protease, to penetrate mouse colonic mucus.

Defining enteric bacterial pathogenesis using organoids: Citrobacter rodentium uses EspC, an atypical mucinolytic protease, to penetrate mouse colonic mucus.

Journal: Gut microbes

Published: May 05, 2025

Inflammasome activation links enteric Salmonella Typhimurium infection to a rapid, cytokine-dependent increase in intestinal mucin release.

Inflammasome activation links enteric Salmonella Typhimurium infection to a rapid, cytokine-dependent increase in intestinal mucin release.

Journal: Gut microbes

Published: October 21, 2024

Ablation of Intestinal Epithelial Sialylation Predisposes to Acute and Chronic Intestinal Inflammation in Mice.

Ablation of Intestinal Epithelial Sialylation Predisposes to Acute and Chronic Intestinal Inflammation in Mice.

Journal: Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology

Published: November 02, 2023

Fecal-adherent mucus is a non-invasive source of primary human MUC2 for structural and functional characterization in health and disease.

Fecal-adherent mucus is a non-invasive source of primary human MUC2 for structural and functional characterization in health and disease.

Journal: The Journal of biological chemistry

Published: June 02, 2023

Extraction and Verification of Mouse and Human Mucins from Tissue and Fecal Material.

Extraction and Verification of Mouse and Human Mucins from Tissue and Fecal Material.

Journal: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

Published: May 06, 2023

Role of mucin glycosylation in the gut microbiota-brain axis of core 3 O-glycan deficient mice.

Role of mucin glycosylation in the gut microbiota-brain axis of core 3 O-glycan deficient mice.

Journal: Scientific reports

Published: March 03, 2023

Sweet-talk in the time of cholera: host mucin negotiates peace with Vibrio cholerae.

Sweet-talk in the time of cholera: host mucin negotiates peace with Vibrio cholerae.

Journal: The EMBO journal

Published: December 05, 2022

The gut mucus network: A dynamic liaison between microbes and the immune system.

The gut mucus network: A dynamic liaison between microbes and the immune system.

Journal: Seminars in immunology

Published: October 08, 2022

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026