Prebiotics, Probiotics and Nutrition Effects on the Human Metabolome

Dear Colleagues,

In the last 40 years, gut microbiota composition, primarily, and, therefore, functioning are subjects upon which the energy and attention of scientists from different specializations have been focused. Metabolites produced from human gut microbiota strictly interact and meld with those of the host. This metabolic “jam session” has been implicated in the pathogenesis of metabolic and non-metabolic conditions affecting the human host. Eminent examples include obesity, microinflammation, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, non-alcoholic liver disease, liver cirrhosis and cancers.

We aim to involve authors via their contributions in the field of gut microbiota composition and the concept, physiology, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of the human metabolome.

Newer data on gut microbiota composition and functions, the concept of the human gut metabolome and their interactions in health and disease will enrich the research panorama, giving vital fuel to researchers from medical, biomedical and bio-engineering fields of interest. We are soliciting original contributions in addition to narratives and/or systematic reviews and metanalyses of the literature.

Dr. Emidio Scarpellini
Dr. Emanuele Rinninella
Guest Editors

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