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Gut microbiome and precision nutrition

Guest Editors:
Amin Talebi Bazmin Abadi: Tarbiat Modares University, Iran 
Gaetano Gallo: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Jotham Suez: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA


BMC Gastroenterology is calling for submissions to our Collection on gut microbiome and precision nutrition. This special collection aims to collate articles on the microbiome in the context of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathophysiology and the latest insights into how precision nutrition can optimize health and prevent or treat disease.

Meet the Guest Editors

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Amin Talebi Bazmin Abadi: Tarbiat Modares University, Iran 

Dr. Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bacteriology at Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, where he is also a member of the ethics committee. He earned his PhD from the Utrecht University, Netherlands. Dr. Abadi’s research interests include understanding the pathogenic mechanisms driven by Helicobacter pylori , Fusobacterium Nucleatum and Clostridium difficile and their various virulence factors, as well as antibiotic resistance.

Gaetano Gallo: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Gaetano Gallo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgical Sciences at “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy. He has a clinical and academic interest in Proctology (Haemorrhoidal Disease, Perianal and Rectovaginal Fistulas, Rectal Prolapse), Functional and Pelvic Floor Disorders, IBD and Microbiome and Colorectal Cancer. He has written more than 250 articles, including several national and international guidelines on colorectal diseases (Haemorrhoidal Disease, Rectal Prolapse, Appendicitis). He is an Executive Member of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) and is currently a member of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Guidelines and Cohort Studies Committees. 

Jotham Suez: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA

Dr. Jotham Suez is a Feinstone Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Suez is fascinated by the potential of harnessing microbiome heterogeneity in precision medicine and personalized nutrition. His work on non-nutritive sweeteners was instrumental in understanding how these popular food additives can counterintuitively disrupt glycemic control in a person-specific, microbiome-dependent manner. Similarly, Dr. Suez's research on probiotics offers an opportunity to resolve the contradictory literature on their efficacy. His work highlighted the microbiome’s importance in modulating probiotics colonization and downstream impacts on the host, microbiome, and antibiotic resistance. Dr. Suez is a recipient of the NIH Director's Early Independence Award (2020), and was recently included in Nature Medicine’s list of Trailblazing Early-Career Researchers.

About the collection

The microbiome plays a pivotal role for the proper function of the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system. Its composition is influenced by many factors, including diet, lifestyle, medications, and environment. The gut microbiota indirectly acts as playmaker for interaction between precision medicine and direct bacterial productions and their mediation with human immunity and energy homeostasis.  Maintaining a healthy gut microbiome is crucial for overall health, as imbalances within the gut microbiome, have been correlated with various health conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hepatic encephalopathy and cholangitis. Precision nutrition can support gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary health by promoting a balanced and nutrient-dense diet that supports the growth and diversity of the microbiome. By tailoring nutrition plans to an individual`s distinctive needs and genetic characteristics, precision nutrition can be an effective approach for promoting gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary health. 

This special collection aims to collate articles on the microbiome in the context of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathophysiology and the latest insights into how precision nutrition can optimize health and prevent or treat disease.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

•    The effect of precision nutrition on the gut microbiome and the development and progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
•    The role of personalized nutrition interventions in the prevention and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
•    The impact of personalized diets on gut microbiome composition and diversity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
•    The relationship between the gut microbiome and nutrient absorption in patients with malabsorption disorders such as celiac disease.
•    The effectiveness of personalized nutrition interventions in improving gut microbiome diversity and reducing chronic inflammation in patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
•    The use of precision nutrition in the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers.
•    The impact of personalized nutrition interventions on gut microbiome composition and function in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.
•    The role of the gut microbiome in the metabolism of medications used to treat gastrointestinal disorders.
•    The relationship between the gut microbiome and liver disease, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cirrhosis.

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  1. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs), caused by helminths and protozoans, are among the most prevalent infections in humans in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of IPIs in pa...

    Authors: Shiva Zeinali, Mahsa Rezgi, Morteza Gholinejad and Rasool Jafari
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2023 23:322
    Content type: Research Published on:

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of Research Articles. Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have read our submission guidelines. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select ["Gut Microbiome and Precision Nutrition"] from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.