Probiotic Research in Therapeutics (eBook)

Prof. Kanwaljit Chopra, the former Chairperson of the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has prolific experience of 28 years in research and holds distinguished expertise in Neuropharmacology, Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases, Pain, Inflammation, and Menopausal complications. She has more than 215 international and national publications in high-impact journals, acclaimed globally for her research work. She has received eleven prestigious national and international awards. She has fetched grants of over 1.5 Crores from the Government as well as Industry. She has been an active member of National and International societies. Her 'Reverse Pharmacology' approach has provided strong leads to the scientific community for the translational potential of various moieties of natural origin. 

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This volume focuses on the potential use of probiotics in treating metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus, metabolic acidosis, and gut dysbiosis. Chapters draw an association between gut microbiota and its diversity with metabolic diseases like diabetes, obesity, related liver and gut disorders; gut-brain axis; increased inflammation, and a compromised immune system resulting from these manifestations and scope of intervention with probiotics. Special attention is laid on describing the mechanisms of action of such beneficial effects of probiotic administration. The ability of probiotics to decrease metabolic endotoxemia by restoring the disrupted intestinal mucosal barrier is also included.The volume is a comprehensive compilation describing the scope and application of probiotic and prebiotic therapy in treating metabolic disorders. Readers will discover how probiotics are not just confined to the microbiology industry but are showing promising results in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.