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Metabolites | Selected Papers Published in 2023–2024 and Special Issues Related to Gut Microbiota and Metabolite Production in Animal Development

Metabolites | Selected Papers Published in 2023–2024 and Special Issues Related to Gut Microbiota and Metabolite Production in Animal Development

19 August 2025


Metabolites | Selected Papers Published in 2023–2024 and Special Issues Related to Gut Microbiota and Metabolite Production in Animal Development

We are delighted to share some highly cited papers on gut microbiota and metabolite production in animal development that were published in our journal Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) in 2023 and 2024. In addition, a number of Special Issues relating to this topic are currently open for submission.

The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will be interest to you:

1. “Effect of Supplementation of Chlorogenic Acid to High-Fat Diet on Growth, Lipid Metabolism, Intestinal and Hepatic Histology, and Gut Microbiota of Spotted Sea Bass (Lateolabrax maculatus)”
by Jianrong Ma, Lumin Kong, Sishun Zhou, Hao Lin, Yi Lin, Huihui Qin, Zhongying Long, Longhui Liu, Zhangfan Huang and Zhongbao Li
Metabolites 2023, 13(10), 1067; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13101067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/10/1067

2. “Effects of Perfluorooctanoic Acid on Gut Microbiota and Microbial Metabolites in C57BL/6J Mice”
by Bei Gao, Lixia Chen, Weichen Xu, Jinjun Shan, Weishou Shen and Nan Gao
Metabolites 2023, 13(6), 707; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060707
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/707

3. “Gut Microbiota–Gut Metabolites and Clostridioides difficile Infection: Approaching Sustainable Solutions for Therapy”
by Bijay Gurung, Maranda Stricklin and Shaohua Wang
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010074
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/74

4. “A Basic Study of the Effects of Mulberry Leaf Administration to Healthy C57BL/6 Mice on Gut Microbiota and Metabolites”
by Li Gan, Yuga Inamura, Yu Shimizu, Yuki Yokoi, Yuki Ohnishi, Zihao Song, Yasuhiro Kumaki, Takashi Kikukawa, Makoto Demura, Masaaki Ito et al.
Metabolites 2023, 13(9), 1003; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13091003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/9/1003

5. “Characterizing the Gut Microbial Metabolic Profile of Mice with the Administration of Berry-Derived Cyanidin-3-Glucoside”
by Pengcheng Tu, Xiaodong Zheng, Huixia Niu, Zhijian Chen, Xiaofeng Wang, Lizhi Wu and Qiong Tang
Metabolites 2023, 13(7), 818; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070818
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/7/818

6. “Genetic Upregulation of Activated Protein C Mitigates Delayed Effects of Acute Radiation Exposure in the Mouse Plasma”
by Shivani Bansal, Yaoxiang Li, Sunil Bansal, William Klotzbier, Baldev Singh, Meth Jayatilake, Vijayalakshmi Sridharan, José A. Fernández, John H. Griffin, Hartmut Weiler et al.
Metabolites 2024, 14(5), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14050245
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/5/245

Special Issues:

1. “Diet, Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Health
Guest Editors: Dr. Hui Han and Prof. Dr. Jing Wang
Submission deadline: 21 July 2025

2. “Intestinal Health and Metabolites in Farm Animals
Guest Editors: Dr. Qian Jiang and Dr. Junquan Tian
Submission deadline: 1 April 2025

3. “Research on Lipid Metabolism in Animals
Guest Editors: Dr. Bing Han, Dr. Lihong Zhao and Dr. Zhenlong Wang
Submission deadline: 31 March 2025

4. “Effects of Nutrition Intake on Pet Metabolism
Guest Editor: Dr. Giulia Pignataro
Submission deadline: 1 September 2025