Intestinal flora is a diversified and dynamic micro-ecosystem, whose structure and function have become a research hotspot in life sciences and medicine. The close relationship between intestinal flora and metabolic diseases has been verified by numerous studies. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is used for disease prevention and treatment within China and is attracting attention and receiving more and more recognition from other countries all over the world. Consequently, the interaction of the two hotspots deserves further investigation.
Although TCM has been put into practice for thousands of years, the study of its specific mechanism of action and related targets for the treatment of endocrine diseases is still at an exploratory stage. For TCM with oral administration as the main usage, the key targets of their active ingredients may be inextricably linked to the decomposition and metabolic effects of certain intestinal bacterium. All these hypotheses need to be tested further.
In addition, the current exploration of intestinal flora and TCM is no longer limited to correlation analysis. More recent studies explored disease prevention and treatment based on the interaction characteristics between intestinal flora and TCM. Future studies are needed to explore the mechanisms of action of TCM on intestinal flora and endocrine diseases and further apply TCM to intervene on a personalized basis. This would strengthen the adoption of TCM for the prevention and treatment of endocrine diseases.
This Research Topic aims to elucidate the interaction of intestinal microbiota with the compounds of TCM that are used to treat endocrine diseases.
We welcome Original Research and Review papers regarding the following sub-topics, including but not limited to:
• Components of TCM that act on intestinal microbiota in subjects with endocrine diseases.
• Molecules associated with intestinal microbiota in the treatment of endocrine diseases with TCM.
• Major intestinal microbiota related in endocrine diseases treated with TCM.
• Interaction between bioactive compounds and gut microbiota, including both in vitro and in vivo studies.
Intestinal flora is a diversified and dynamic micro-ecosystem, whose structure and function have become a research hotspot in life sciences and medicine. The close relationship between intestinal flora and metabolic diseases has been verified by numerous studies. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is used for disease prevention and treatment within China and is attracting attention and receiving more and more recognition from other countries all over the world. Consequently, the interaction of the two hotspots deserves further investigation.
Although TCM has been put into practice for thousands of years, the study of its specific mechanism of action and related targets for the treatment of endocrine diseases is still at an exploratory stage. For TCM with oral administration as the main usage, the key targets of their active ingredients may be inextricably linked to the decomposition and metabolic effects of certain intestinal bacterium. All these hypotheses need to be tested further.
In addition, the current exploration of intestinal flora and TCM is no longer limited to correlation analysis. More recent studies explored disease prevention and treatment based on the interaction characteristics between intestinal flora and TCM. Future studies are needed to explore the mechanisms of action of TCM on intestinal flora and endocrine diseases and further apply TCM to intervene on a personalized basis. This would strengthen the adoption of TCM for the prevention and treatment of endocrine diseases.
This Research Topic aims to elucidate the interaction of intestinal microbiota with the compounds of TCM that are used to treat endocrine diseases.
We welcome Original Research and Review papers regarding the following sub-topics, including but not limited to:
• Components of TCM that act on intestinal microbiota in subjects with endocrine diseases.
• Molecules associated with intestinal microbiota in the treatment of endocrine diseases with TCM.
• Major intestinal microbiota related in endocrine diseases treated with TCM.
• Interaction between bioactive compounds and gut microbiota, including both in vitro and in vivo studies.