The colon harbours a dynamic and complex community of microorganisms, collectively
known as the gut microbiota, which constitutes the densest microbial ecosystem in the …

Background The knowledge on the mechanisms through which the metabolites produced by
the gut microbiota (postbiotics) prevent diseases, induce therapeutic responses, and behave …

The essential role of the gut microbiota for health has generated tremendous interest in
modulating its composition and metabolic function. One of these strategies is prebiotics …

Dietary prebiotics can be metabolized by different colonic microorganisms and release
several classes of metabolites, particularly SCFAs into the intestine lumen, influencing the …

During the last century, human nutrition has evolved from the definition of our nutritional
needs and the identification of ways to meet them, to the identification of food components …

The metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized by obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension,
and insulin resistance, is a growing epidemic worldwide, requiring new prevention …

The dynamic relationship between gut microbiota and its human host is also known as a
trophic association that might range from commensalism, where only the microbe enjoys a …

The human gastrointestinal tract is colonized by trillions of microbes comprising thousands
of bacterial phylotypes. Recent metagenomic studies of the human gut microbiota have …

A healthy gut microbiota plays many crucial functions in the host, being involved in the
correct development and functioning of the immune system, assisting in the digestion of …

The human gastrointestinal tract hosts a complex and dynamic population of commensal
bacterial species, which have coevolved with the host, generating a symbiotic relationship …