Dietary fibers include non-digestible plant carbohydrates, lignin and resistant starch. Dietary
fibers provide immune, cardiovascular, metabolic and intestinal beneficial effects in humans …

Understanding of the gut microbiome's role in human physiology developed rapidly in recent
years. Moreover, any alteration of this microenvironment could lead to a pathophysiological …

Introduction Metaproteomics is a rapidly advancing field that offers unique insights into the
taxonomic composition and the functional activity of microbial communities, and their effects …

Chronic pain remains one of the world's most persistent and unsolved clinical challenges
that severely affect patients' quality of life. Presently, considering that the mechanisms …

In recent years, experimental evidence suggested a possible role of the gut microbiota in the
onset and development of several neurodegenerative disorders, such as AD and PD, MS …

Abstract Purpose of Review This narrative review article comprehensively explains the
pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA) pain perception, how the gut microbiota is correlated …

Neurological and psychiatric patients have increased dramatically in number in the past few
decades. However, effective treatments for these diseases and disorders are limited due to …

There has been a rapid increase in neonates born with a history of prenatal opioid
exposure. How prenatal opioid exposure affects pain sensitivity in offspring is of interest, as …

Studies on host microbiota and their interactions with the central nervous system (CNS)
have grown considerably in the last decade. Indeed, it has been widely demonstrated that …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is highly expressed throughout the gastrointestinal
(GI) tract and plays a critical role in the regulation of intestinal motility, secretion, sensation …