Microbiota, parasitic infections and their relationship with nutritional status and neurocognitive functioning in children from Ecuador—Proyecto Guagua: research protocol for a cro... by Sandra Victoria Abril-Ulloa, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Renata Alejandra Alvarado-Barba, Cristina Gabriela Ríos-Romero, Pamela Vinueza-Veloz, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Ruth Irene Arias-Gutiérrez, Manuel Pérez-Quintana, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, María Fernanda Vinueza-Veloz

“…Stool samples are collected to analyze the gut microbiota and determine the presence of parasites. …”
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Discovery of the microbiota-gut-brain axis mechanisms of acupuncture for amnestic mild cognitive impairment based on multi-omics analyses: A pilot study by Zi-Han Yin, Qiong-Nan Bao, Ya-Qin Li, Yi-Wei Liu, Zi-Qi Wang, Fang Ye, Xia He, Xin-Yue Zhang, Wan-Qi Zhong, Ke-Xin Wu, Jin Yao, Zi-Wen Chen, Ling Zhao, Fan-Rong Liang

“…In addition, multi-omics was performed to detect changes in brain function, gut microbiota, and serum metabolites. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the outcomes, and correlational analyses were performed to explore the relationships between the clinical and multi-omics data. …”
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Modified neuroimmune processes and emotional behaviour in weaned and late adolescent male and female mice born via caesarean section by Mathieu Di Miceli, Moïra Rossitto, Maud Martinat, Flore Marchaland, Sarah Kharbouche, Marion Graland, Farah Younes, Alexandra Séré, Agnès Aubert, Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz, Charlotte Madore, Jean-Christophe Delpech, Rebeca Martín, Sophie Layé

“…During C-section delivery, newborns are not exposed to the vaginal commensal flora, which impedes the early establishment of the gut microbiota. The latter is essential for adequate neuro-immune processes to take place during infancy. …”
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Evaluating the effects of dietary glutamine on performance, carcass traits, blood biochemistry, and intestine morphology in laying quail by Ewa Tomaszewska, Kamil Drabik, Kornel Kasperek, Piotr Dobrowolski, Monika Hułas-Stasiak, Renata Pyz-Łukasik, Waldemar Paszkiewicz, Monika Ziomek, Janine Donaldson, Katarzyna Dobrowolska, Artur Burmaczuk, Justyna Batkowska, Marcin B. Arciszewski, Siemowit Muszyński

“…This study investigated the effects of dietary glutamine (Gln) supplementation on the performance, carcass characteristics, blood biochemistry, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota of laying quail over a 12-week period, with analyses conducted after 6 and 12 weeks of supplementation. …”
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Fecal microbiota is more stable during degradation and more diverse for ex situ cheetahs in Namibia compared to the USA by Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Reade B. Roberts, Mia M. Keady, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Meagan Maxwell, Laurie Marker, Matthew Breen, Carly R. Muletz-Wolz, Adrienne E. Crosier

“…The relationships between gut microbiota and animal health are an important consideration increasingly influential in the management of wild and ex situ endangered species, such as the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). …”
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Role of Low FODMAP Diet and Probiotics on Gut Microbiome in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by Shabnam Mohajir Selvaraj, Sunny Hei Wong, Hooi-Leng Ser, Learn-Han Lee

“…Studies suggest that changes in diet can modulate gut microbiota and therefore improve IBS symptoms. The two diets being investigated are the low FODMAP diet and the use of probiotics. …”
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Research Progress in Short-Chain Fatty Acid Modulation of the Gut-Bone Axis in Bone Metabolism by ZHANG Xuan, YANG Xue, LI Xinke, MENG Lu, WANG Jiaqi, ZHENG Nan

“…The modulation of bone metabolism by the gut microbiota and their metabolites has emerged as a focal area of research. …”
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Type III Secretion System in Intestinal Pathogens and Metabolic Diseases by Le Zhou, Yaoyuan Zhang, Shiqi Wu, Yiyu Kuang, Pengfei Jiang, Xiao Zhu, Kai Yin

“…Changing lifestyles continuously shape the gut microbiota which is closely related to the occurrence and development of metabolic diseases due to its specificity of composition and structural diversity. …”
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Uropygial gland microbiota of nearctic−neotropical migrants vary with season and migration distance by Leanne A. Grieves, Gregory B. Gloor

“…Most studies focus on the gut microbiota; however, skin and other glandular microbiota also play an important role in shaping traits that may impact host fitness. …”
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Innovative approaches in colorectal cancer screening: advances in detection methods and the role of artificial intelligence by Changwei Duan, Jianqiu Sheng, Xianzong Ma

“…This review paper explored emerging detection methods for early screening of CRC, including gut microbiota, metabolites, genetic markers, and artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies. …”
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Research Progress on Structural Identification and Biological Activity of Chinese Jujube Polysaccharides by ZHANG Tingting, JIA Shan, MA Huan, FENG Bo, WANG Bini, MENG Yonghong, YANG Xingbin, LU Yalong

“…As one of the major active ingredients in Chinese jujube, polysaccharides have various functions including immunoregulatory, hepatoprotective, anemia-relieving, lipid-lowering, anti-obesity and gut microbiota regulatory effects. On the basis of extraction and purification of Chinese jujube polysaccharide, current research on the structures of Chinese jujube polysaccharides focuses on the modification of primary structures, monosaccharide composition, molecular mass and glycosidic linkages. …”
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Implication of Fructans in Health: Immunomodulatory and Antioxidant Mechanisms by Elena Franco-Robles, Mercedes G. López

“…In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of fructans interaction with the intestinal immune system, the gut microbiota, and other components of the intestinal lumen to provide an overview of the mechanisms underlying the effects of fructans on health and disease.…”
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Current Status of Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds as Therapeutics in Alzheimer’s Diseases by Dan Chen, Yun Sun

“…Numerous studies have shown that medicinal plants and their active ingredients can potentially mitigate AD by regulating various molecular mechanisms, including the production and aggregation of pathological proteins, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurogenesis, neurotransmission, and the brain-gut microbiota axis. In this review, we analyzed the pathogenesis of AD and comprehensively summarized recent advancements in research on medicinal plants for the treatment of AD, along with their underlying mechanisms and clinical evidence. …”
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Covariation Between Microbiome Composition and Host Transcriptome in the Gut of Wild Drosophila melanogaster: A Re‐Analysis by Frances Llanwarne, Adam J. Dobson

“…ABSTRACT Gut microbiota are fundamental for healthy animal function, but the evidence that host function can be predicted from microbiota taxonomy remains equivocal, and natural populations remain understudied compared to laboratory animals. …”
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Effects of multidrug-resistant bacteria and multi-antibiotic combination on intestinal microbiota in mice by Jing Ma, Zheng Gong, Meiling Kang, Zhongjing Tian, Liping You, Chengshi Ding

“…However, the effects of multidrug-resistant bacteria and multi-antibiotic combination on gut microbiota are unclear. In this study, the effects of multidrug-resistant bacteria and multi-antibiotic combination on intestinal microbiota in mice have been observed by high-throughput sequencing. …”
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Tributyrin Supplementation Protects Immune Responses and Vasculature and Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Proximal Colon of Mice Exposed to Chronic-Binge Ethanol Feeding by B. Glueck, Y. Han, G. A. M. Cresci

“…A consequence of gut dysbiosis is also alterations in its metabolic and fermentation byproducts. The gut microbiota ferments undigested dietary polysaccharides to yield short-chain fatty acids, predominantly acetate, propionate, and butyrate. …”
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The Role of the Microbiota in the Diabetic Peripheral Artery Disease by Federico Biscetti, Elisabetta Nardella, Andrea Leonardo Cecchini, Raffaele Landolfi, Andrea Flex

“…There is an urgency to develop the knowledge of modern medicine about the link between gut microbiota and its host’s metabolic pathways, and it would be useful to understand and justify the interindividual diversity of clinical disease presentation of diabetic vascular complication even if an optimization of pharmacological treatment has been made or in the case of young patients where hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes are not able to justify a very quick progress of atherosclerotic process. …”
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Engineering probiotic Escherichia coli for inflammation-responsive indoleacetic acid production using RiboJ-enhanced genetic circuits by Seung-Gyun Woo, Seong Keun Kim, Seung-Goo Lee, Dae-Hee Lee

“…Abstract Background As our understanding of gut microbiota’s metabolic impacts on health grows, the interest in engineered probiotics has intensified. …”
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Mucus-penetrating microbiota drive chronic low-grade intestinal inflammation and metabolic dysregulation by Melissa C. Kordahi, Noëmie Daniel, Andrew T. Gewirtz, Benoit Chassaing

“…While assessments of gut microbiota composition have largely focused on fecal/luminal samples, we hypothesize an outsized role for changes in mucus microbiota in driving low-grade inflammation and its consequences. …”
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Antibiotic-associated changes in Akkermansia muciniphila alter its effects on host metabolic health by Yumin Han, Teh Min Teng, Juwon Han, Heenam Stanley Kim

“…Abstract Background Altered gut microbiota has emerged as a major contributing factor to the etiology of chronic conditions in humans. …”
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