The Health Impact of Changes in the Microbiota
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 2012
Special Issue Editor
2. Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, 18014 Granada, Spain
3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: microbiota; cancer; metabolic disorders; gut microbiota; diet; liver
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Dear Colleagues,
The gut microbiota is a complex population of microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria, archaea and fungi, which subsists within the gastrointestinal ecosystem. In human health, the gut microbiota is involved in a dynamic interplay with the host from birth to the senescence settled during childhood. Its primary function is to maintain a balance with the host, playing both local and remote roles in critical physiological processes, particularly inflammation and immune response. The composition of gut microbiota is mediated by various factors, such as host characteristics, environmental pollutants, geographical location, bacterial infections, antibiotic treatment, lifestyle, surgical procedures, nutrition and age. Alterations in this complex system have been related to the risk of many disease.
This Special Issue aims to provide new insights into the relationship between gut microbes and health. We welcome papers, including original research articles and up-to-date reviews, exploring the mechanisms involved in the gut microbiota changes and determining the influence of those changes on the predisposition or risk of disease development.
Dr. Ana Isabel Alvarez-Mercado
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbiota/microbiome and health
- dysbiosis
- environmental pollutants
- xenobiotic
- metabolic disorders
- diet
- health
- microbiota–host symbiosis
- age diet
- probiotics
- prebiotics
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