Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-mediated gut epithelial and immune regulation and its relevance for inflammatory bowel diseases

D Parada Venegas, MK De la Fuente… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), collectively known as Inflammatory Bowel
Diseases (IBD), are caused by a complex interplay between genetic, immunologic, microbial …

Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics-a review

KR Pandey, SR Naik, BV Vakil - Journal of food science and technology, 2015 - Springer
The health benefits imparted by probiotics and prebiotics as well as synbiotics have been
the subject of extensive research in the past few decades. These food supplements termed …

Gut firmicutes: Relationship with dietary fiber and role in host homeostasis

Y Sun, S Zhang, Q Nie, H He, H Tan… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes are the predominant bacterial phyla colonizing the healthy
human gut. Accumulating evidence suggests that dietary fiber plays a crucial role in host …

New hypotheses for the health-protective mechanisms of whole-grain cereals: what is beyond fibre?

A Fardet - Nutrition research reviews, 2010 - cambridge.org
Epidemiological studies have clearly shown that whole-grain cereals can protect against
obesity, diabetes, CVD and cancers. The specific effects of food structure (increased satiety …

A critical review on the impacts of β-glucans on gut microbiota and human health

M Jayachandran, J Chen, SSM Chung, B Xu - The Journal of nutritional …, 2018 - Elsevier
The β-glucans are the glucose polymers present in the cells walls of yeast, fungi and
cereals. β-Glucans are the major compositions of various nutritional diets such as oats …

β-glucan metabolic and immunomodulatory properties and potential for clinical application

EJ Murphy, E Rezoagli, I Major, NJ Rowan, JG Laffey - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
β-glucans are complex polysaccharides that are found in several plants and foods, including
mushrooms. β-glucans display an array of potentially therapeutic properties. β-glucans have …

The role of gut microbiota biomodulators on mucosal immunity and intestinal inflammation

C Amoroso, F Perillo, F Strati, M Fantini, F Caprioli… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alterations of the gut microbiota may cause dysregulated mucosal immune responses
leading to the onset of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in genetically susceptible hosts …

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria: a challenge for the food industry

R Capita, C Alonso-Calleja - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria were first described in the 1940s, but whereas new antibiotics
were being discovered at a steady rate, the consequences of this phenomenon were slow to …

Dietary fibres in pulse seeds and fractions: Characterization, functional attributes, and applications

SM Tosh, S Yada - Food research international, 2010 - Elsevier
Pulses are a good source of dietary fibre and other important nutrients. Flours and fibre-rich
fractions obtained from pulse crops can be incorporated into processed foods to increase …

Oligosaccharide biotechnology: an approach of prebiotic revolution on the industry

MCR Mano, IA Neri-Numa, JB da Silva… - Applied microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
Oligosaccharides are polymers with two to ten monosaccharide residues which have
sweetener functions and sensory characteristics, in addition to exerting physiological effects …