The intestine is not only an organ for absorption and digestion but also plays an important role in immune and incretion. Intestinal homeostasis is a dynamic equilibrium state formed by the intestinal mucosa, immune barrier and the intestinal environment including gut microbiota, nutrition and metabolites. Disruption of the intestinal system is involved in various disorders, such as obesity, cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. The maintenance of intestinal homeostasis is necessary for a good quality of life. Various functional foods and their ingredients have been found to benefit intestinal health by promoting intestinal epithelial renewal and barrier function, restoring intestinal flora, inhibiting intestinal inflammation and tumor growth.
This Research Topic aims to present a novel study exploring functional food ingredients that can maintain intestinal homeostasis and improve related health problems and diseases. Crude extracts should be analyzed to specify the major bioactive components and their contents, we invite more detailed mechanistic research particularly. Original Research, Short Communications and Reviews on this topic are welcome.
This Research Topic includes but are not limited to the following bullet points:
• functional food ingredient and intestinal immunity;
• functional food ingredient and intestinal incretion;
• functional food ingredient and intestinal barrier function;
• functional food ingredient and Intestinal epithelium;
• functional food ingredient and Intestinal microbiota;
• functional food ingredients and disorders related to intestinal homeostasis.
The intestine is not only an organ for absorption and digestion but also plays an important role in immune and incretion. Intestinal homeostasis is a dynamic equilibrium state formed by the intestinal mucosa, immune barrier and the intestinal environment including gut microbiota, nutrition and metabolites. Disruption of the intestinal system is involved in various disorders, such as obesity, cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. The maintenance of intestinal homeostasis is necessary for a good quality of life. Various functional foods and their ingredients have been found to benefit intestinal health by promoting intestinal epithelial renewal and barrier function, restoring intestinal flora, inhibiting intestinal inflammation and tumor growth.
This Research Topic aims to present a novel study exploring functional food ingredients that can maintain intestinal homeostasis and improve related health problems and diseases. Crude extracts should be analyzed to specify the major bioactive components and their contents, we invite more detailed mechanistic research particularly. Original Research, Short Communications and Reviews on this topic are welcome.
This Research Topic includes but are not limited to the following bullet points:
• functional food ingredient and intestinal immunity;
• functional food ingredient and intestinal incretion;
• functional food ingredient and intestinal barrier function;
• functional food ingredient and Intestinal epithelium;
• functional food ingredient and Intestinal microbiota;
• functional food ingredients and disorders related to intestinal homeostasis.
