Molecular Mechanisms of Bioactive Nutrients Promoting Health through Gut Microbiota 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

It is becoming clear that human gut microbiota plays a critical role in human health. The human gut microbiota, depending on dietary intake and consequently nutrient availability within the gut, can produce either harmful metabolite led to human diseases or beneficial compounds that protect against host diseases.  Abnormal gut microbiota can produce endotoxins, which enhance the chronic inflammation and metabolic disorders. Modification of gut microbiota by bioactive food components to balance its compositions becomes a promising strategy to help manage colon health and host health. Bioactive components obtained from dietary source which are designed and characterized to meet human nutritional and immunological needs as well as balance the gut microbiota. The goal of this special issue is to collect the latest research findings on the interrelationship among bioactive food components (such as phytochemicals and complex carbohydrates), gut microbiota, colon stem cells, and chronic metabolic diseases. Health benefits of small molecular phytochemicals and large biopolymer polysaccharides have been reported in different disciplines; however it is not clear that how gut microbiota metabolize these dietary phytochemicals and polymers; it is also not clear that how the gut metabolites from these dietary compounds further affect.

Prof. Dr. Baojun Xu
Dr. Matteo Bordiga
Guest Editors

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