Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Autoimmunity: Relevance for the Gut–Brain Axis and Psychiatric Disorders
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2023) | Viewed by 13285
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gut microbiota; microbiome; genetics; autoimmunity; diet; precision nutrition; precision medicine; gut-brain axis; psychiatry and neuropediatrics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
You are invited to submit proposals for manuscripts that fit the objectives of this Special Issue, entitled “Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Autoimmunity: Relevance for the Gut–Brain Axis and Psychiatric Disorders”.
There is a significant link between autoimmune diseases and psychiatric disorders. Many of the reported immune risk factors for the development of brain disorders are related to dysfunctions occurring in the gut, and immune dysregulation seems to be a relevant etiological factor involved in complex brain disorders, at least in certain subgroups of subjects. Among the potential factors accountable for the autoimmune–psychiatric comorbidity beyond immune-related genetic markers, diet and gut microbiota are known to play key roles in controlling inflammation through the modulation of the immune system. These two modifiable environmental factors—gut microbiota and diet—are considered crucial determinants of both mental health and autoimmunity. Based on this fact, and having the added benefit of being considered by most people as more potentially free of side effects, dietary interventions including probiotic supplementations rank very highly among desired potential new strategies for improving the management of autoimmune and mental disorders. The notion of disrupted immunological pathways playing a role in the etiology of a subset of subjects with psychiatric disorders has received growing interest and, based on the awareness of the need for moving toward personalized medicine and nutrition, the identification of subgroups of patients with psychiatric disorders with ongoing inflammatory processes could help this immune-mediated psychiatric group to benefit from more targeted treatments or strategies.
The objective of this proposed Special Issue on “Diet, Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Autoimmunity: Relevance for the Gut–Brain Axis and Psychiatric Disorders” is to publish selected papers (reviews and/or clinical or experimental studies) detailing specific aspects of nutrition and gut microbiota that could contribute to protection from both autoimmune and psychiatric disorders, as well as that could help to decrease the rising comorbidity between these inflammation-related conditions through the modulation of the gut–brain axis.
In this issue, we look at the role of diet and gut microbiota in the management of autoimmune conditions, psychiatric disorders, and especially in managing autoimmune–psychiatric comorbidity.
Dr. Maria Carmen Cenit
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- gut microbiota
- inflammation
- autoimmunity
- psychiatry
- immuno-psychiatry
- gut–brain axis
- precision nutrition
- precision medicine
