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Phytochemicals That Influence Gut Microbiota as Prophylactics and for the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Diseases
Joint Authors
López-Roa, Rocío Ivette
Quintero-Fabián, Saray
Ortuño-Sahagún, Daniel
Carrera-Quintanar, Lucrecia
Sánchez-Sánchez, Marina A.
Vizmanos, Barbara
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gut microbiota (GM) plays several crucial roles in host physiology and influences several relevant functions.
In more than one respect, it can be said that you “feed your microbiota and are fed by it.” GM diversity is affected by diet and influences metabolic and immune functions of the host’s physiology.
Consequently, an imbalance of GM, or dysbiosis, may be the cause or at least may lead to the progression of various pathologies such as infectious diseases, gastrointestinal cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, and even obesity and diabetes.
Therefore, GM is an appropriate target for nutritional interventions to improve health.
For this reason, phytochemicals that can influence GM have recently been studied as adjuvants for the treatment of obesity and inflammatory diseases.
Phytochemicals include prebiotics and probiotics, as well as several chemical compounds such as polyphenols and derivatives, carotenoids, and thiosulfates.
The largest group of these comprises polyphenols, which can be subclassified into four main groups: flavonoids (including eight subgroups), phenolic acids (such as curcumin), stilbenoids (such as resveratrol), and lignans.
Consequently, in this review, we will present, organize, and discuss the most recent evidence indicating a relationship between the effects of different phytochemicals on GM that affect obesity and/or inflammation, focusing on the effect of approximately 40 different phytochemical compounds that have been chemically identified and that constitute some natural reservoir, such as potential prophylactics, as candidates for the treatment of obesity and inflammatory diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carrera-Quintanar, Lucrecia& López-Roa, Rocío Ivette& Quintero-Fabián, Saray& Sánchez-Sánchez, Marina A.& Vizmanos, Barbara& Ortuño-Sahagún, Daniel. 2018. Phytochemicals That Influence Gut Microbiota as Prophylactics and for the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Diseases. Mediators of Inflammation،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204503
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carrera-Quintanar, Lucrecia…[et al.]. Phytochemicals That Influence Gut Microbiota as Prophylactics and for the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Diseases. Mediators of Inflammation No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204503
American Medical Association (AMA)
Carrera-Quintanar, Lucrecia& López-Roa, Rocío Ivette& Quintero-Fabián, Saray& Sánchez-Sánchez, Marina A.& Vizmanos, Barbara& Ortuño-Sahagún, Daniel. Phytochemicals That Influence Gut Microbiota as Prophylactics and for the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Diseases. Mediators of Inflammation. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204503
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1204503