Molecular Research on the Gut Microbiota in Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 247
Special Issue Editor
Interests: toxicology; xenobiotics; anethesia and critical care; human microbiota
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the scientific community has been increasingly interested in studying the multitude of microbes found in our bodies and how they affect human health. Traditionally, this population of microbes, which normally grows in certain sites (such as the gut, respiratory tract, and blood) of the body, is referred to as microbiota, while the term microbiome is currently used and also refers to the genotypes of these microbes which, thanks to the progress of molecular biology, can now be decoded. There is a great variety of genera of microorganisms found in the human body, and they characterize each person. They contribute directly or indirectly to processes such as immune reactions, the regulation of certain neurotransmitters and hormones, and the production of antioxidant molecules. Studies also support their antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and anticancer roles. They can even affect systemic diseases (coronary heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes mellitus) and infectious diseases. The gut microbiota is considered an “organ” of our body mainly because of the interaction of microorganisms with the host. Thus, there is crosstalk between axes of the microbiota such as gut/lung and gut/brain. When diversity is lost, homeostasis is disturbed, sometimes with other consequences—a condition called dysbiosis—which can lead to certain disorders and diseases.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to invite submissions of research articles to present modern data and the most relevant research on the correlation of the microbiota with the onset, progression, and treatment of related diseases.
We look forward to receiving your submission.
Dr. Ioannis Alexandros Charitos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gut microbiota
- molecular research
- dysbiosis
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