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New Perspectives in Immunonutrition Research: Studies from the XII ISIN Conference

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Immunology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 4183

Special Issue Editors

1. Section of Physiology, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
2. Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA), 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
Interests: immunonutrition; flavonoids; microbiota; oligosaccharides; probiotics; breast milk
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1. Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
2. Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: flavonoids; antioxidants; allergy; inflammation; immunomodulation; methylxanthines; sport
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Immunonutrition Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), C/Jose Antonio Novais, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: immunonutrients; bioactive compounds; probiotics; microbiota–nutrition axis and lifestyle; health; disease; humans
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to join us for the XII International Conference on Immunonutriton (https://isinbarcelona2021.com/), which will be held online, between the 14–16 July 2021, and is organized by the International Society for Immunonutrition (ISIN). This symposium is intended for students, researchers, clinical professionals, and industry in the interdisciplinary field of nutritional and immunological health, examining many interactions between nutrition, immunity, lifestyle, and several closely related areas of knowledge in health and disease. This symposium will provide an outstanding opportunity for scientific discussion with speakers from many different countries across the world. There will be ample opportunity to present oral communications and posters.

Your participation will help address the issues we as an international society, as ISIN, are committed to, by developing a programme that meets the expectations of all who are devoted to the interdisciplinary science of immunonutrition. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to participate actively in this symposium.

Papers derived from the oral and poster presentations will have the opportunity to be published in this Special Issue with a 20% discount.

Dr. Francisco J. Pérez-Cano
Prof. Dr. Margarida Castell Escuer
Prof. Dr. Ascensión Marcos
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • immunonutrition
  • dietary immunomodulation
  • nutritional immunology
  • breast milk
  • microbiota
  • inflammation
  • infection
  • allergies
  • eating disorders, obesity, and non-communicable diseases
  • exercise

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Effects of a Postbiotic and Prebiotic Mixture on Suckling Rats’ Microbiota and Immunity
by Carla Morales-Ferré, Ignasi Azagra-Boronat, Malén Massot-Cladera, Sebastian Tims, Karen Knipping, Johan Garssen, Jan Knol, Àngels Franch, Margarida Castell, María J. Rodríguez-Lagunas and Francisco J. Pérez-Cano
Nutrients 2021, 13(9), 2975; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13092975 - 27 Aug 2021
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Abstract
Human milk serves as a model for infant formula providing nutritional solutions for infants not able to receive enough mother’s milk. Infant formulas aim to mimic the composition and functionality of human milk by providing ingredients reflecting those of the latest human milk [...] Read more.
Human milk serves as a model for infant formula providing nutritional solutions for infants not able to receive enough mother’s milk. Infant formulas aim to mimic the composition and functionality of human milk by providing ingredients reflecting those of the latest human milk insights, such as prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the supplementation with a postbiotic (LactofidusTM) and its combination with the prebiotics short-chain galactooligosaccharides (scGOS) and long-chain fructooligosaccharides (lcFOS) in a preclinical model of healthy suckling rats. Pups were supplemented daily with LactofidusTM (POST group) and/or scGOS/lcFOS (P+P and PRE groups, respectively). Body weight and fecal consistency were analyzed. At the end of the study, immunoglobulin (Ig) profile, intestinal gene expression, microbiota composition and short chain fatty acid (SCFA) proportion were quantified. The supplementation with all nutritional interventions modulated the Ig profile, but the prebiotic mixture and the postbiotic induced differential effects: whereas scGOS/lcFOS induced softer feces and modulated microbiota composition and SCFA profile, Lactofidus™ upregulated Toll-like receptors gene expression. The use of the combination of scGOS/lcFOS and Lactofidus™ showed the effects observed for the oligosaccharides separately, as well as showing a synergistic impact on animal growth. Thus, the combined use of both products seems to be a good strategy to modulate immune and microbial features in early life. Full article
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