MICROBIOTA : current research and emerging trends.

MICROBIOTA : current research and emerging trends.

In this timely book expert international authors review selected hot-topics in this area to provide an up-to-date overview. Topics covered include: effect of ageing and diet; dysbiosis as an environmental factor; beneficial effects of probiotics on infants and children with dysbiosis; metaproteomics...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] CAISTER ACADEMIC Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Intestines > Microbiology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Intestines > Microbiology
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Current Books of Interest
  • Preface
  • 1: Microbiome: Effects of Ageing and Diet
  • Introduction
  • The physiology and the immune status in the elderly
  • High-throughput techniques for the study of the microbiome
  • The evolution of the intestinal microbiota through ageing
  • Gastrointestinal infections in the elderly
  • An integrated approach to changes on the intestinal microbiota, dietary patterns and lifestyle factors: from adulthood to senescence
  • Restoring a balanced microbiome through diet and lifestyle
  • Concluding remarks
  • 2: Dysbiosis in Infants is an Important Environmental Factor of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
  • Introduction
  • The microbiome in early life and childhood: a dynamic interplay with the host as an important factor in DOHaD
  • Factors influencing the early life gut microbiota composition
  • DOHaD and the non-communicable disease epidemic
  • DOHaD and dysbiosis
  • Pathophysiological role of host microbiota in DOHaD
  • Conclusion
  • 3: Beneficial Effects of Probiotics for Infants and Children with Dysbiosis
  • Introduction
  • Intestinal microbiota composition in infants and children
  • Dysbiosis in infants and children
  • Probiotics: definition from the FAO/WHO guideline
  • Probiotics in the prevention and treatment of disease in infants and children
  • Applicability of probiotics for healthy children
  • Conclusion
  • 4: Metaproteomics Approach to Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease
  • Introduction
  • From metagenomics to metaproteomics
  • Overcoming the main challenges in metaproteome characterization
  • The gut metaproteome in health and disease
  • Future perspectives in metaproteomic research
  • 5: Gut Microbiome: The Role in Neurodevelopment
  • Introduction
  • Prevalence of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders
  • A symbiotic composition.
  • The mind-gut intercommunication
  • Neurochemicals and neuropeptides
  • Modifying aspects of the functional gut
  • Role of the gut microbiome in neurodevelopment
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Depression
  • Prospective therapeutic interventions
  • Future outlook and conclusion
  • 6: An Insight into the Link between Oral Health and Neurological Diseases
  • Introduction
  • Normal oral microbiota
  • Prominent factors influencing the oral ecology
  • Biofilm formation
  • The mouth-brain connection
  • Management of oral health
  • Summary and conclusion
  • 7: The Influence of Gut Microbiota's Composition on the Carcinogenesis of Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers
  • Introduction
  • Gut microbiota composition
  • Therapeutic approach targeting the microbiota
  • Limitations and future trends of gut microbiome studies
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

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