Healthy Aging: The Contribution of Nutraceuticals to the Microbiota of Centenarians
A special issue of Nutraceuticals (ISSN 1661-3821).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editors
Interests: in vitro; extraction; microbiota; functional products; mushrooms
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of nutraceuticals to regulate microbiota during aging is an area of increasing interest in preventive medicine and clinical nutrition. With age, the composition of the microbiota tends to change. Reductions in microbial diversity, increases in pro-inflammatory bacteria, and decreases in beneficial bacteria are often observed. These changes are associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, commonly referred as inflammaging; the weakening of the immune system; and a decline in cognitive and metabolic functions.
Nutraceuticals offer health benefits that can modulate the composition of the microbiota; reduce intestinal inflammation; promote the production of beneficial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs); and support the integrity of the intestinal barrier.
Prof. Dr. Emanuel Vamanu
Guest Editors
Dr. Gretta Veronica Badillo Pazmay
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- nutraceuticals
- microbiota
- aging
- intestinal inflammation
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