Probiotics and Homeostasis: How Probiotics Interact with Digestive Systems to Participate in Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Prebiotics and Probiotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 1342
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanomedicine; phytomedicine; probiotics; bioactivity
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Interests: food chemistry; food functional factors; polyphenols; polysaccharides; tea compound
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the versatile bioactivities and molecular mechanisms of probiotics and their metabolites. Probiotics and their metabolites can interact with various gastrointestinal components (from oral cavity, stomach, gut, etc.) to maintain physiological homeostasis, including intestinal microenvironment regulation, gut microbiota interference, biological barrier formation, epithelial cell metabolism intervention, and so on. In addition, probiotics and their metabolites also exert diverse bioactivities to participate in diseases pathogenesis, development and prognosis, directly or via various “digestive system–organs” axes; these include anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-obesity, hypoglycemic and anti-tumor activities, among others. Moreover, probiotics/metabolites also interact with food digests to play a crucial role in nutrition, digestion, absorption and metabolism. Revealing the efficacy and corresponding interactions between probiotics/metabolites with gastrointestinal components will promote the comprehensive understanding of this topic, the development of innovative strategies and the advancement of promising applications for future probiotics-mediated health interventions. Original research articles, short communications, and reviews are all welcome in this Special Issue.
We look forward to receiving your contributions!
Dr. Yonglu Li
Dr. Qiang Chu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- probiotics
- metabolites
- homeostasis
- interactions
