Gut Microbiota and Their Impact on Disease Pathways and Interventions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dasgupta, Sandipan.

Contributor:

Chattopadhyay, Moitreyee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastrointestinal system--Diseases.

Gastrointestinal system.

Medical microbiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2025.

Summary:

Gut Microbiota and their Impact on Disease Pathways and Interventions discusses the intricate world of gut microbiota and its profound influence on human health and disease. This comprehensive volume explores the microbiome's pivotal role in conditions ranging from obesity and cardiovascular disease to inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, ocular diseases, and neurological disorders. It offers cutting-edge insights into therapeutic strategies such as probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation, alongside emerging approaches like gut microbial metabolites as diagnostic biomarkers. It serves as a vital resource for understanding and harnessing the role of gut health in disease prevention and management. Key Features:- Multidisciplinary approach integrating microbiology, medicine, and biotechnology.- Innovative treatment modalities including personalized medicine based on microbiome analysis.- Exploration of gut-brain, gut-heart, and gut-immune system interactions. Readership:This book is essential for researchers, healthcare professionals, students in medicine and biological sciences, and industry professionals in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

End User License Agreement

Contents

Foreword

Preface

List of Contributors

Exploring the Microbial Universe: An Overview of Gut Microbiota

Snehasis Jana1, Rounak Seal1, Bikram Sarkar1, Satarupa Acharjee2, Kousik Santra3 and Sandipan Dasgupta1,*

INTRODUCTION

What is Gut Microbiota?

COMPOSITION OF GUT MICROBIOTA

Factors Influencing Gut Microbiota Composition Include

Diet

Antibiotics

Genetics

Age

TYPES OF PREBIOTICS AND THE METABOLITES GENERATED BY PROBIOTICS

Inulin

Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS)

Galacto-oligosaccharides

Lactulose

Resistant Starch

METABOLITES GENERATED BY PROBIOTICS

Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)

Lactic Acid

Biogenic Amines

B Vitamins

IMPORTANCE OF GUT MICROBIOTA Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9789815324549

OCLC:

1519864591