Special Issue: "Gut Microbiota and Nutrition in Human Health"

Abstract

The microbiome is a singular term for a vast array of life forms that live symbiotically within the bodies of human and animal hosts, forming commensal, parasitic, or mutualistic relationships [...].

Figure 1

The gut–brain–body axis: prevention and mitigation of diseases through gut microbiota modulation. This diagram illustrates the complex interactions between gut microbiota and various body systems, highlighting how modifying the gut microbiome using prebiotics, probiotics, and bioactive compounds can potentially prevent or mitigate a wide range of diseases. The image shows the pathway from the intake of these compounds through the digestive system, their effects on gut microbiota, and the subsequent impacts on different organs and health conditions. SCFAs, short-chain fatty acids; TMO, trimethylamine N-oxide; MASLD, metabolic dysfunction-association steatotic liver disease; IBD, irritable bowel disease; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.