Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Gut Microbiota with Chronic Disease (2nd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, inflammatory bowel diseases, and arthritis are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Previous studies have demonstrated a pivotal role of gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases. However, we are still at the very beginning of understanding the complex interactions between gut microbiota and the development of chronic diseases. In this Special Issue of Nutrients, we sincerely invite you and your colleagues to submit research articles or informative reviews aiming to elucidate the complex interactions between gut microbiota and different chronic diseases. Specifically, we would like to understand how specific gut microbes work to contribute to or help to prevent the development of chronic diseases. Additionally, we would also like to advance our current understanding of the beneficial effects of prebiotic and probiotics on chronic diseases. Research articles and reviews to be considered for publication in this Special Issue of Nutrients should focus on the following topics:

1. Use of prebiotic and probiotics for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases;
2. Pathogenetic gut bacteria that could contribute to the development of chronic diseases;
3. Modulatory effects of prebiotic and probiotics on the dysbiotic microbiota of chronic diseases;
4. Use of synbiotics and postbiotics for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases;
5. Development of live biotherapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases;
6. Novel nutrition therapies that could be used for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases by targeting gut microbiota;
7. The effects of different gut bacterial metabolites on the development of chronic diseases;
8. Fecal microbiota transplantation for the management of chronic diseases;
9. Natural products that could be used for the treatment of chronic diseases by targeting gut dysbiosis.

Dr. Qingsen Shang
Guest Editor

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