Gut Microbiota Colonization and Food Impact
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 January 2023) | Viewed by 14613
Special Issue Editor
2. Biomed Analysis Center, Fooyin Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan
3. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Biotechnology, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Interests: biochemistry; biotechnology; oncology medicine; drug development; molecular biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The gut microbiota refers to a microbial ecosystem composed of trillions of microorganisms, including more than 1000 different bacterial species, eukaryotic fungi, viruses, and bacteriophages in the gut. These microorganisms, not limited to bacteria, can be shaped by food components, dietary patterns, lifestyles, environment factors, and host genes. Compositional changes of the gut microbiota can produce temporary and potentially long-term impacts on later-life health if certain specific microorganisms have actively or passively colonized.
The gut microbiota metabolizes complicated components in food and affects the bioavailability of food in regulating digestion, nutrient absorption, immune response, epigenetic modification, and even metabolic homeostasis. On the other hand, food components also have a key impact on shaping the composition of gut microbiota in terms of richness, diversity, and colonization of specific intestinal bacteria. Increased intake of animal/plant proteins, saturated/unsaturated fat, fibers, food additives, residual antibiotics or toxins, foodborne microbes, and others can change gut microbiota, subsequently contributing to host health. Although the ‘first 1000 days’ are generally recognized to be of importance for gut microbiota colonization and healthy development of later life, there is a gap in how the introduction of new food components into the diet of infants/young children as well as other age populations affects gut microbiota colonization and further development. Future advances around the knowledge of the interplays between single or multiple food components and specific intestinal bacteria may lead to a better understanding of both positive and negative impacts of food on gut microbiota colonization.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to gather the latest research on the impacts of food components on changing gut microbiota colonization throughout lifetime. Longitudinal studies that involve interventional strategies with food for disease prevention or management are also encouraged.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome:
The impacts of food components on gut microbiota colonization of toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children;
New mechanisms for or findings about the impacts of the shift of food components on gut microbiota colonization or colonization resistance;
Promising intervention strategies with food for disease prevention or management by changing gut microbiota colonization.
Prof. Dr. Yaotsung Yeh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gut microbiota
- food components
- colonization
- colonization resistance
- disease
- immunity
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