Nutrition, Gut Microbiota and Immunity
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Prebiotics and Probiotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 160
Special Issue Editor
Interests: intestinal microbiology and immunity; probiotics and prebiotics; food microbiology and technology; nutrition, disease and public health
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Dear Colleagues,
The human intestinal tract is colonized by trillions of diverse microbes, and most of them taxonomically belong to bacteria, which are organized as a complex human intestinal microbe ecosystem, well known as gut microbiota. Accumulating scientific evidence has well indicated that the gut microbiota might be a critical environmental factor that determines or influences the development and programing of human immunity. The dysbiosis of gut microbiota has been found among the important pathological features of the diseases/disorders characterized by immune dysfunction/deregulation such as allergy, IBS, IBD, etc. Nutrition can not only dynamically influence the structure of gut microbiota in quantity and quality but also alter/regulate its metabolic profile such as short-chain fatty acids, trimethylamine-N-oxide, lipopolysaccharides, and secondary bile acid. The recent studies indicate that nutrition can characteristically enhance/or mediate human immunity in a way that alters the gut microbiota. Nutritional interventions targeting the gut microbiota may be a new strategy that contributes to and promotes human health and well being.
This Special Issue on “Nutrition, Gut Microbiota and Immunity” aims to publish selected high-quality studies with a focus on specific aspects of nutrition, gut microbiota, and immunity. In particular, the studies (reviews and/or clinical or experimental studies) on the clinical effects, underlying mechanisms, and the related key functional compounds for nutrient intervention for human immunity that impact gut microbiota will be included.
Prof. Dr. Fang He
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gut microbial metabolites
- immunity
- nutrient
- diet
- nutritional interventions
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