The gut microbiome and the intestinal immune system are driving contributors to
inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Both have an important signalling factor in common …

Metabolic disorders represent a growing worldwide health challenge due to their
dramatically increasing prevalence. The gut microbiota is a crucial actor that can interact …

In recent years, the importance of the gut microbiota in human health has been revealed and
many publications have highlighted its role as a key component of human physiology …

Probiotics and prebiotics are microbiota-management tools for improving host health. They
target gastrointestinal effects via the gut, although direct application to other sites such as …

The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract harbours a complex and dynamic population of
microorganisms, the gut microbiota, which exert a marked influence on the host during …

Over the past several decades, increasing global prevalence of obesity‐related
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been one of main challenges to human health …

Comprehensive studies conducted on the link between the gut microbiome and immunity in
recent decades have correspondingly led to ever increasing interests in functional foods …

The largest surface of the human body exposed to the external environment is the gut. At this
level, the intestinal barrier includes luminal microbes, the mucin layer, gastrointestinal …

Hyperlipidemia, defined as the presence of excess fat or lipids in the blood, has been
considered as a high-risk factor and key indicator of many metabolic diseases. The gut …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by the accumulation of fat in more
than 5% of hepatocytes in the absence of excessive alcohol consumption and other …