Health and the Gut
eBook - PDF

Health and the Gut

The Emerging Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Disease and Therapeutics

  1. 410 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Health and the Gut

The Emerging Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Disease and Therapeutics

About this book

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.The study of the intestinal ecosystem of bacteria in the human gut-the gut microbiome-is a new field that is rapidly evolving. This book serves as an introduction to some of the new and exciting research that is being done in this field. Included are chapters that examine the following: Gut mic

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Health and the Gut by William Olds in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Immunology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Apple Academic Press
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781498701266
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Immunology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Editor
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgment and How to Cite
  5. List of Contributors
  6. Introduction
  7. Part I: Introduction: The Rainforest in the Gut
  8. Chapter 1: Nutrition, Microbiomes, and Intestinal Inflammation
  9. Part II: Microbiome's Role in Obesity
  10. Chapter 2: Gut Microbiota: In Sickness and in Health
  11. Chapter 3: Microbial Reprogramming Inhibits Western Diet-Associated Obesity
  12. Chapter 4: Increased Gut Permeability and Microbiota Change Associate with Mesenteric Fat Inflammation and Metabolic Dysfunction in Diet-Induced Obese Mice
  13. Chapter 5: Bacteroides uniformis CECT 7771 Ameliorates Metabolic and Immunological Dysfunction in Mice with High-Fat-Diet Induced Obesity
  14. Chapter 6: Supplementation of Lactobacillus curvatus HY7601 and Lactobacillus plantarum KY1032 in Diet-Induced Obese Mice is Associated with Gut Microbial Changes and Reduction in Obesity
  15. Part III: Inflammation and Innate Immunity
  16. Chapter 7: Antimicrobial Peptides and Gut Microbiota in Homeostasis and Pathology
  17. Chapter 8: Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 Modulates Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Inflammatory Diseases by Activating TNF
  18. Part IV: Nutrition's Effect on the Microbiome
  19. Chapter 9: Impact of a Synbiotic Food on the Gut Microbial Ecology and Metabolic Profiles
  20. Chapter 10: Diet-Microbiota Interactions and their Implications for Healthy Living
  21. Part V: Using the Microbiome to Identify and Cure Disease
  22. Chapter 11: Prebiotics, Faecal Transplants and Microbial Network Units to Stimulate Biodiversity of the Human Gut Microbiome
  23. Chapter 12: Microbiota and Healthy Aging: Observational and Nutritional Intervention Studies
  24. Chapter 13: Gut Pharmacomicrobiomics: The Tip of an Iceberg of Complex Interactions between Drugs and Gut-Associated Microbes
  25. Chapter 14: Fame and Future of Fecal Transplantations: Developing Next-Generation Therapies with Synthetic Microbiomes
  26. Author Notes
  27. Back Cover