Prebiotics and Probiotics in Metabolism Disorder—2nd Edition
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Prebiotics and Probiotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 June 2025 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editor
Interests: prebiotics and probiotics; gut microbiota; nutrition; immunology; metabolic diseases; gut–brain axis; gastrointestinal diseases; endocrine disease
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Dear Colleagues,
Microbial community structural and functional disorder (dysbiosis) has been linked to numerous diseases, including diabetes mellitus, obesity, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, mental disease, and cancer. The use of prebiotics or probiotic bacteria is a promising means to disease prevention and treatment. The introduced probiotic strains pass through the digestive tract or accumulate at a specific site in the intestine, producing an abundance of metabolites, inhibiting pathogen colonization, regulating immunity, and, together with prebiotics, positively modulating the balance of gut bacterial composition and its metabolites, thus exerting beneficial effects. Prebiotic or probiotic supplementation, aimed at preventing the disruption of microbial communities, represents an alternative health regulation strategy. Studies have revealed that the consumption of prebiotics and probiotic supplementation, and the resulting improvement in gut microbiota dysbiosis, significantly improves the overall health of patients with diabetes and metabolic diseases. This Special Issue covers all aspects of using prebiotics and probiotics to treat diabetes and metabolism disorder in humans and model organisms (mammals, other vertebrates, and invertebrates). The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for all researchers to better understand the importance of prebiotics and probiotics as therapeutic strategies for diabetes and metabolism disorder.
Dr. Gang Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diabetes
- metabolism disorder
- probiotics
- prebiotics
- gut microbiota
- nutrition
- obesity
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