Prebiotics and probiotics play a positive role in promoting human nutrition and health.
Prebiotics are compounds that cannot be digested by the host, but can be used and …

The human gut harbors more than 100 trillion microbial cells, which have an essential role in
human metabolic regulation via their symbiotic interactions with the host. Altered gut …

The intestinal epithelial tract forms a dynamic lining of the digestive system consisting of a
range of epithelial cell sub-types with diverse functions fulfilling specific niches. The …

The different compartments of the gastrointestinal tract are inhabited by populations of micro-
organisms. By far the most important predominant populations are in the colon where a true …

Interaction with colonizing intestinal bacteria is essential for healthy intestinal and
immunological development in infancy. Advances in understanding early host–microbe …

Infant formulas are an alternative to replace or supplement human milk when breastfeeding
is not possible. The knowledge of human milk's bioactive compounds and their beneficial …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is usually characterized by cardinal motor impairments. However,
a range of non-motor symptoms precede the motor-phase and are major determinants for …

Infant formulae are increasingly supplemented with probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics
despite uncertainties regarding their efficacy. The present article, developed by the …

Probiotics and prebiotics, alone or together (synbiotics), can influence the intestinal
microbiota and modulate the immune response. They may therefore be tools that can …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurological disorder classically characterized by
impairments in motor system function associated with loss of dopaminergic neurons in the …