Nutrition, Gut Microbiome/Metabolome and Immune System: Prospects for Non-Communicable Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Dietary factors, gut microbiota, and their mechanisms of action are gaining increasing attention in the field, as they affect numerous biological functions throughout the body. They may play a fundamental role in developing or preventing many non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, and cancer. There are numerous forms of microbiota: host interactions, mediated by direct contact with gut mucosa, the interplay of dietary components and microbiota, and remote signaling via specific biomolecules, i.e., microbial fermentation products. An unanswered but highly topical question became the definition of “healthy microbiome” and the interrelationship between the microbiome and different dietary patterns. As such, dietary manipulations, microbiota, and their mechanisms of action represent promising preventive strategies, as well as potential therapeutic tools. We aim to provide updated state-of-the-art knowledge of emerging concepts and novel challenging therapeutic perspectives and avenues in the field. This Special Issue will focus on the wide variety of aspects of dietary and microbiome host interactions related to the initiation and development or prevention and treatment of NCD. Original manuscripts, reviews, or short communications dealing with any aspect of this topic are very much invited to submission.

Dr. Monika Cahová
Dr. Jan Gojda
Dr. Marek Kuzma
Guest Editors

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