Probiotics and Prebiotics in Intestinal Health and Disease: From Biology to the Clinic
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 260
Special Issue Editors
Interests: intestinal microbes; probiotics and prebiotics; metabolites of probiotics; intestinal barrier; functional foods; probiotics function and nutrition; human health
Interests: fermented food; yeast; probiotics and prebiotics; lactic acid bacteria; nutrition and health
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Dear Colleagues,
Probiotics have been considered an economical and safe alternative for improvement in human health and the treatment of a large number of chronic diseases. They are known to modulate host immunity and protect from several infectious and non-infectious diseases. Prebiotics feed probiotics and induce several functions in the host. The human gut microbiota is integral to health and is associated with a variety of diseases. Therapeutic and prophylactic effects of some probiotics and prebiotics for a variety of gut-related disorders might be, at least in part, mediated through modification of the microbiota and/or its function. Probiotic microorganisms act via a variety of means, including modulation of immune function, production of organic acids and antimicrobial compounds, interaction with resident microbiota, interfacing with the host, and improving gut barrier integrity and enzyme formation. Prebiotics are substrates that are selectively utilized by host microorganisms, conferring a health benefit; prebiotic effects include defense against pathogens, immune modulation, mineral absorption, bowel function, metabolic effects, and satiety. Colonization, killing of pathogens, and induction of host cells are a few of the important probiotic attributes that affect several functions in the host. In addition, prebiotics and non-digestible food substances selectively promote the growth of probiotics and human health through nutrient enrichment and modulation of the gut microbiota and immune system. This Special Issue will prospect the possibility of an expanded application of probiotics and prebiotics in human health applications.
Dr. Xiaomeng Ren
Dr. Xinping Lin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- probiotics and prebiotics
- metabolites of probiotics
- functional food
- human health applications
- probiotic and postbiotics
- intestinal microbes
- functional foods
- probiotics function and nutrition
- intestinal barrier
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