Aims The incidence of obesity increases annually. It is closely related to the occurrence of
cardiovascular diseases, malignant tumors, etc., and has become a major global health …

Background: The equilibrium between gut microbiota (GM) and the host plays a pivotal role
in maintaining overall health, influencing various physiological and metabolic functions …

Insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction are the main pathogenesis of type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, insulin therapy and diabetes medications do not …

Obesity is often associated with sex-dependent metabolic complications, in which altered
intestinal barrier function and gut microbiota contribute. We aimed to characterize in mice …

The gut microbiota constitutes a complex ecosystem, comprising trillions of microbes that
have co-evolved with their host over hundreds of millions of years. Over the past decade, a …

Obesity is a pandemic currently affecting the world's population that decreases the quality of
life and promotes the development of chronic non-communicable diseases. Lactobacillus …

The gut microbiome is known as the tenth system of the human body that plays a vital role in
the intersection between health and disease. The considerable inter-individual variability in …

Lacto-fermented fruits and vegetables (FVs) such as kimchi, sauerkraut, and fermented
olives and nonalcoholic juices have a long history as dietary staples. Herein, the production …

The gut epithelium protects the host from a potentially hostile environment while allowing
nutrient uptake that is vital for the organism. To maintain this delicate task, the gut epithelium …

Glutamine is a critical amino acid that serves as an energy source, building block, and
signaling molecule for the heart tissue and the immune system. However, the role of …