Insights into the Role of Microbiota in Chronic Diseases
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2024) | Viewed by 9144
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, “Sf. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania
Interests: celiac disease; functional gastrointestinal disorders; inflammatory bowel disease; gut microbiota; micronutrient deficiency; oxidative stress
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Interests: inflammatory bowel disease; fecal microbiota transplantation; gut microbiota; micronutrient deficiency; psychological distress
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The study of the human microbiome has become of great scientific interest in recent years, considering the pivotal role of the gut–brain axis in multiple pathologies.
The quantitative and qualitative changes in the microbiota, followed by alterations in the structure of the intestinal barrier, lead to an increase in intestinal permeability and to excessive stimulation of the immune response. All these contribute to various pathological processes, both locally and systemically, including intestinal and liver diseases, metabolic disorders (dyslipidemia and diabetes), rheumatological conditions (autoimmune diseases) and neuropsychiatric disorders.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an adequate multidisciplinary platform for the interchange of valuable information (both basic and clinical research) to help us to understand the involvement of microbiota in numerous pathologies and the place of microbiota modulation in the management of chronic diseases.
We hope that researchers from both basic science and different clinical areas, such as gastroenterology, rheumatology, diabetology, internal medicine, cardiology, psychiatry, dermatology and microbiology, will find this Special Issue an appropriate framework to disseminate their research and knowledge and a springboard for further investigations.
As Guest Editors of the Special Issue, we invite you to submit both original research papers and review articles related to this topic.
Dr. Gabriela Stefanescu
Dr. Georgiana-Emmanuela Gîlcă-Blanariu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gut microbiota
- dysbiosis
- inflammation
- probiotics
- antibiotics
- inflammatory bowel disease
- diabetes
- dyslipidemia
- anxiety
- depression
- arthropathy
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