Targeting Microbiota and Metabolites for Prevention and Treatment of Human Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

The gut microbiota, a spectrum of bacteria that reside in the gastrointestinal system, supplies essential signaling metabolites that are vital to the hosts’ physiological processes. Gut microbiota metabolites support basic host functions at healthy stage, while their production can be disrupted to cause a variety of diseases, including cancer, neurological disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. By targeting the microbiota and/or microbial metabolites can lead to dietary interventions or therapeutic options for human diseases. The current issue will cover the topics,

• Optimization of fermentation conditions (exogenous microbial fermentation and endogenous gut microbiota fermentation) to maximize the production of healthy metabolites;
• Targeting microbiota for the prevention and treatments of these pathological processes;
• Microbial metabolites based target therapies.

Dr. Zhipeng Tao
Dr. Danhui Wang
Guest Editors

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• microbiota
• metabolites
• metabolic diseases
• cancer
• cardiovascular diseases
• liver diseases