The gut microbiota is critical to human health, such as digesting nutrients, forming the
intestinal epithelial barrier, regulating immune function, producing vitamins and hormones …

Smoking is associated with an increased risk of cancer, pulmonary and cardiovascular
diseases, but the precise mechanisms by which such risk is mediated remain poorly …

Background Considerable evidence has been reported that tobacco use could cause
alterations in gut microbiota composition. The microbiota-gut–brain axis also in turn hinted at …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants and have been
implicated in adverse health outcomes. In this study, concentrations of 11 VOC metabolites …

Cigarette smoke is a classic risk factor for many diseases. The microbiota has been recently
indicated as a new, major player in human health. Its deregulation—dysbiosis—is …

Abnormally high lymphocyte counts are seen in persons with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD). Gut microbiota dysbiosis is a risk factor for NAFLD. We assessed the gut …

Despite considerable advances in the field, heart failure (HF) still poses a significant disease
burden among affected individuals since it continues to cause high morbidity and mortality …

Tobacco use is known to cause health damage, partly by changing the mouth, respiratory
tract, and gut-related microbiomes. This study aims to identify the associations between the …

Noise pollution has grown to be a major public health issue worldwide. We sought to profile
serum metabolite expression changes related to occupational noise exposure by untargeted …

Smoking affects eating habits; however, few studies on smoking and the gut microbiota have
reported the effects of diet in detail. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the …