"Microbiota composition" refers to the collection of microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that live in a particular environment or ecosystem, like our bodies. It refers to the types and quantities of these microorganisms and how they vary across different individuals or areas.
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Differences in
gut microbiota composition in finishing Landrace pigs with low and high feed conversion ratios — Zhen Tan, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
«Since inflammaging is thought to contribute to many diseases associated with ageing, and we now find that the gut microbiota plays a role in this process, strategies that alter the gut
microbiota composition in the elderly could reduce inflammaging and promote healthy ageing,» explains Dr Floris Fransen, who performed the research at the University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands.
Microbiota Composition May Predict Anti-Tnf Alpha Response in Spondyloarthritis Patients: an Exploratory Study — Thomas Bazin — Scientific Reports
Early
fecal microbiota composition in children who later develop celiac disease and associated autoimmunity — Anniina Rintala — Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
A small study of 60 randomly selected 7 - year - old children, 31 delivered by cesarean and 29 delivered vaginally,
assessed microbiota composition by determining fecal microbiota profiles using culture - independent fluorescent in situ hybridization and compared the respective effects of delivery mode on gut microbiota (12).
«We also found differences in the gut
microbiota composition between those children taking a disease - modifying drug for their disease compared with those who were not.
Remarkably, early life events such as birth mode or whether or not volunteers were breast - fed as babies were not reflected in
adult microbiota composition.
Effect of live yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Actisaf Sc 47) supplementation on the performance and
hindgut microbiota composition of weanling pigs — T. G. Kiros — Scientific Reports
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 92, no. 11 (2007): 4180 - 4184; Virili, C., et al. «
Does microbiota composition affect thyroid homeostasis?.»
Additionally, our results emphasize the importance of the methodological aspects for determining intestinal microbiota in clinical trials, if
intestinal microbiota composition is to be considered a measure of postnatal adaptation.
Review: Influence of Altered
Gut Microbiota Composition on Aging and Aging - Related Diseases — Jeonghyun Choi — Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
Including chicory root fiber in snack products helps to cut sugar and calories but also adds a valuable source of prebiotic fiber that beneficially influences gut
microbiota composition and improves overall well - being.
«Both in humans and mice there is a correlation between altered gut
microbiota composition and inflammaging, but the link between the two remains to be proven in humans» concludes Fransen.
Thus, specific properties of bioactive foods may be used to target and improve
the microbiota composition and overall health.
High fat diets have been found to dramatically affect the gut
microbiota composition, so the researchers tested if these resident microbes may be the connection between the diet and neural changes.
By injecting daily a low dose of a large spectrum antibiotic they were able to reverse the effects of high fat diet on
the microbiota composition.
A deep global analysis of the gut
microbiota composition was done by phylogenetic microarray analysis using a Human Intestinal Tract Chip (HITChip), an analytical device designed specifically for studying gut bacteria.
For example, they aim to investigate whether gut
microbiota composition would be differently influenced by COX - 1 - or COX -2-specific inhibition, given that COX - 2 inhibitors show less gastrointestinal complications.
Jeroen Raes (VIB / VUB / KU Leuven): «Our research has given us a tremendous amount of new insight into
the microbiota composition of normal people like you and me.
The team also plans to explore if alterations in gut
microbiota composition are a driver or a passenger in gastrointestinal ailments, following ingestion of indomethacin.
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut
microbiota composition and localization to induce intestinal inflammation that promotes the development of inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic syndrome, new research shows.
Low - grade inflammation, a condition more prevalent than IBD, was shown to be associated with altered gut
microbiota composition and metabolic disease and is observed in many cases of colorectal cancer.
We learned that the immune system acts as a normalizer of the gut
microbiota composition.»
Single Sampling Versus Multiple Testing Strategy to Assess Gut
Microbiota Composition: Does It Matter?
CONCLUSIONS Our results are a good reason to expand research in this field in order to develop future individualized therapy for patients with diabetes based on modifying the intestinal
microbiota composition, as a new method for controlling glycemia.
Antibiotic ‐ Associated Disruption of
Microbiota Composition and Function in Cirrhosis is Restored by Fecal Transplant — Jasmohan S Bajaj — Hepatology
Genetic ablation of Cyp8b1 preserves host metabolic function by repressing steatohepatitis and altering gut
microbiota composition — Jay V Patankar — American Journal of Physiology — Endocrinology and Metabolism
«We were surprised at the extent and complexity of the changes in the gut
microbiota composition,» says Peterson.
One study in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology concluded prebiotics and probiotics «serve to elicit changes in the gut
microbiota composition that increase populations of purported beneficial gut bacterial genera.»
Changes in intestinal
microbiota composition and metabolism coincide with increased intestinal permeability in young adults under prolonged physiologic stress.
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microbiota composition,» Increased intestinal permeability,» Imbalance in the enteroendocrine system, and» Perturbed immune system in the gut.
After the fasting period, the research team has observed a shift in
the microbiota composition, with an increased number of Bacteroidetes microbes.
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