Aging is characterized by the functional decline of tissues and organs and increased risk of
aging-associated disorders, which pose major societal challenges and are a public health …

Some plant polysaccharides cannot be digested by humans, arriving intact to the colon,
where they are fermented by a distinct group of anaerobic beneficial bacterial species …

Previous studies on the differences in gut microbiota between exclusively breastfed (EBF)
and non-EBF infants have provided highly variable results. Here we perform a meta-analysis …

The most common question asked by patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
is,“Doctor, what should I eat?” Findings from epidemiology studies have indicated that diets …

Butyrate-producing bacteria play a key role in colonic health in humans. This review
provides an overview of the current knowledge of the diversity, metabolism and microbial …

Butyrate arising from microbial fermentation is important for the energy metabolism and
normal development of colonic epithelial cells and has a mainly protective role in relation to …

Recent studies have investigated the anti-obesity effect of resveratrol, but the pathways
through which resveratrol resists obesity are not clear. In the present study, we hypothesize …

Objective Data from clinical research suggest that certain probiotic bacterial strains have the
potential to modulate colonic inflammation. Nonetheless, these data differ between studies …

While lactic acid producing fermentation has been utilized to improve the storability,
palatability, and nutritive value of perishable foods for a very long time, only recently have …

For the detection and identification of predominant bacteria in human feces, 16S rRNA-gene-
targeted group-specific primers for the Bacteroides fragilis group, Bifidobacterium, the …