Novel Findings and Insights into Dietary Proteins and Bioactive Peptides in Gastrointestinal Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 3220
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive peptides; food proteins; multifuncionality; digestion; bioavailability; inflammation-associated diseases; chemopreventive activity; peptidomics; antioxidant activity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: bioactive peptides; food proteins; bioactivity; inflammatory bowel disease; biologics; intestinal mucosa; immunomodulation; digestion; gastrointestinal health; chronic diseases
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The gastrointestinal tract represents the main interface for the interaction between dietary compounds and the organism. Precise control of gastrointestinal barrier is essential to maintain digestive functions and mucosal homeostasis, while alterations on these key regulatory mechanisms may lead to gastrointestinal disorders such as celiac disease, food allergies or inflammatory bowel diseases, among others. Hence, diet is one of the main environmental factors influencing gastrointestinal disorders as it modulates both the gut microbiota and the mucosal immune system. Among dietary compounds, food proteins and released peptides have acquired recent importance as nutraceutical and active components in functional foods, due to their regulatory functions and health-promoting benefits.
This Special Issue aims to cover a selection of recent research papers, reviews, as well as perspectives in the role of dietary proteins and bioactive peptides operating against gastrointestinal diseases. In particular, this Special Issue will highlight not only manuscripts from animal and human trials focused on evaluating the ability of bioactive peptides to endorse digestive health and prevent gastrointestinal disorders, but also in vitro or ex vivo studies aimed at elucidating the potential molecular mechanisms underlying these health-promoting effects.
Dr. Blanca Hernández-Ledesma
Dr. Samuel Fernández-Tomé
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gastrointestinal disorders
- food proteins
- bioactive peptides
- molecular mechanisms
- antioxidative protection
- anti-inflammatory activity
- immunomodulatory effects
- gut microbiota
