Advances in Food Bioactive and Gut Microbiota Interactions
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 1948
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phenolics; gut microbiota; chronic diseases; diabetes
Interests: carbohydrate polymers; polysaccharides; gut microbiota; glucose metabolism; obesity; diabetes mellitus; inflammation bowel disease; immune regulation; antioxidant activity
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Interests: gut–disease relation; gut microbiota modification; veterinary pathology; veterinary microbiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There are trillions of microorganisms in the human gut; they are important components of our physiological ecosystem. The gut is exposed to a constantly changing environment, which has a significant impact on the composition, function and metabolism of the gut microbiota. Diet, antibiotics, pathogens and lifestyle habits can directly or indirectly affect the host's metabolism. Among them, diet is the most significant factor affecting the gut microenvironment. Food bioactives, including polysaccharides, polypeptides and phytochemicals, are important components of a diet. The gut microbiota can respond to the constantly changing food bioactives, thereby promoting the stability of the internal environment. This Special Issue aims to understand the research advances in the interactions between food bioactives and the gut microbiota, thus contributing to the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
The scope of this Special Issue includes identifying the specific bacteria that biotransforms food bioactives in the gut; identifying the metabolites of food bioactives and evaluating their bioactivity; the effect of food bioactives on the structure and function of the gut microbiota, and investigating the related health benefits; the mechanism by which metabolites of food bioactives and gut microbiota prevent chronic diseases; design of new delivery systems for enhancing the activity and stability of food bioactives, and targeting release in the colon.
We invite specialists in related research areas to contribute manuscripts to be included in this Special Issue. Please contact the editor before preparing the manuscript for a pre-arrangement of the topic.
Dr. Er Sheng Gong
Dr. Kexue Zhu
Dr. Kun Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phenolics
- gut microbiota
- chronic diseases
- metabolism
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