The potential impact of probiotics on human health: An update on their health-promoting properties

NM Maftei, CR Raileanu, AA Balta, L Ambrose, M Boev… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Probiotics, known to be live microorganisms, have been shown to improve or restore the gut
microbiota, which in turn has been linked to improved health. It is believed that probiotics are …

Gut microbiota and short chain fatty acids: implications in glucose homeostasis

P Portincasa, L Bonfrate, M Vacca… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gut microbiota encompasses a wide variety of commensal microorganisms consisting of
trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This microbial population coexists in symbiosis with …

[HTML][HTML] Postbiotics: current trends in food and pharmaceutical industry

P Thorakkattu, AC Khanashyam, K Shah, KS Babu… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Postbiotics are non-viable bacterial products or metabolic byproducts produced by probiotic
microorganisms that have biologic activity in the host. Postbiotics are functional bioactive …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary fibre modulates the gut microbiota

P Cronin, SA Joyce, PW O'Toole, EM O'Connor - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dietary fibre has long been established as a nutritionally important, health-promoting food
ingredient. Modern dietary practices have seen a significant reduction in fibre consumption …

Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of probiotics in gut inflammation: a door to the body

F Cristofori, VN Dargenio, C Dargenio… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hosting millions of microorganisms, the digestive tract is the primary and most important part
of bacterial colonization. On one side, in cases of opportunistic invasion, the abundant …

The gut-brain axis: how microbiota and host inflammasome influence brain physiology and pathology

A Rutsch, JB Kantsjö, F Ronchi - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The human microbiota has a fundamental role in host physiology and pathology. Gut
microbial alteration, also known as dysbiosis, is a condition associated not only with …

Nutritional components in Western diet versus Mediterranean diet at the gut microbiota–immune system interplay. Implications for health and disease

C García-Montero, O Fraile-Martínez… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The most prevalent diseases of our time, non-communicable diseases (NCDs)(including
obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer) are rising …

Deficient butyrate-producing capacity in the gut microbiome is associated with bacterial network disturbances and fatigue symptoms in ME/CFS

C Guo, X Che, T Briese, A Ranjan, O Allicock… - Cell host & …, 2023 - cell.com
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized by
unexplained debilitating fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, gastrointestinal disturbances, and …

[HTML][HTML] Role of microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids in cancer development and prevention

R Mirzaei, A Afaghi, S Babakhani, MR Sohrabi… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Following cancer, cells in a particular tissue can no longer respond to the factors involved in
controlling cell survival, differentiation, proliferation, and death. In recent years, it has been …

[HTML][HTML] Role of microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids in nervous system disorders

R Mirzaei, B Bouzari, SR Hosseini-Fard… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the past decade, accumulating evidence from the research highlights the suggested
effects of bacterial communities of the human gut microbiota and their metabolites on health …