Diet and Metabolism of the Intestinal Flora

Intestinal flora and diet

The topics discussed at the WIRM-V meeting were very broad and interesting, covering a wide field in immunology. Since it is impossible to summarize everything, I will discuss the influence of diet and intestinal flora on immune responses, as this was a recurrent subject throughout the meeting. I will summarize a few presentations (given by E.G. Pamer, C. MacKay, D.R. Littman, Y. Belkaid, R. Ma...

The roles of intestinal flora and intestinal function on vitamin K metabolism.

Interaction between Intestinal Microbiota and Serotonin Metabolism

Gut microbiota regulates the production of signaling molecules, such as serotonin or 5-Hydroxytryptamine: 5-HT in the host. Serotonin is a biogenic amine that acts as a neurotransmitter in the gut and brain. There is a perfect interaction between human gastrointestinal microbiota and the serotonin system. The gut microbiota plays an important role in the serotonin signaling pathways through the...

Intestinal Flora and Nutrition

Sir,?There is one aspect of study in nutrition which does not yet appear to have been accorded its true value. I refer to the part played by the organisms living inside the alimentary tract of man. To the majority studies on nutrition end at the stage at which the food is Swallowed. Others, more exact, define conditions in which absorption of the ultimate products of digestion is disturbed as f...

The effect lactic acid supplementation in diet of rainbow trout on growth parameters, activity of digestive enzymes and intestinal bacterial flora

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of adding lactic acid to the diet of rainbow trout on growth indices, activity of digestive enzymes and microbial flora of the fish gastrointestinal tract. For this purpose, 4 diets containing 0, 5, 10 and 20 g of lactic acid per kg of diet were made and each diet was offered to fish in three replications for 8 weeks. The results showed that t...