Probiotics: Mediators in Health and Disease
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Probiotic Strains and Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2023) | Viewed by 9768
Special Issue Editor
Interests: probiotics and gut microbiota; probiotics and postbiotics for human gut health; probiotics and postbiotics in therapeutic agents; postbiotics in food matrices; postbiotics on health benefits; probiotics for food safety
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Probiotics have been gaining more importance therapeutically over the years with the increasing scientific knowledge. Potential probiotic organisms are non-pathogenic and are generally recognized as safe. Consumption of probiotics is associated with health benefits, including stimulation of the immune system, exclusion and antagonism for defence against diarrheal diseases and nosocomial and respiratory tract infections, reductions in serum cholesterol, attenuation of overt immune-inflammatory disorders and anticancer effects. Understanding their association with intestinal health and immunity can improve the overall well-being of animals and humans. Commercial pharmaceutical and food-based products have been used in the application of live probiotic cells and their derived postbiotics. A large part of the molecular mechanism of probiotics has been proved to be due to their derived postbiotics. Postbiotics with unique features in their pure form and high performance can be applied as potential alternative agents for probiotics and common antibiotics in the food and drug industries for food safety and health effects. They can also be applied in veterinary, medical and food practice to improve animal growth rates and health status to treat chronic or acute diseases.
The goal of this Special Issue is to publish both recent innovative research results and review papers on the application of probiotics and their postbiotics to improve health and to treat and prevent a wide variety of illnesses, including gastrointestinal and other diseases. Review and research papers on the development of functional foods, potential probiotics and novel postbiotics are also of interest. If you would like to contribute a review paper, please contact one of the editors to discuss the topic’s relevance before submitting the manuscript.
Prof. Dr. Marikunte Yanjarappa Sreenivasa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- probiotics
- postbiotics
- therapeutic agents
- gut microbiota
- health and disease