Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human Studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of multifactorial and inflammatory infirmities comprised of two main entities: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Classic strategies to treat IBD are focused on decreasing inflammation besides inducing and extending disease remission. Howeve...
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doaj-c291f5e9064e45ec9e09ba6eb1c3c28a2020-11-24T21:27:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122019-01-01910.3389/fphar.2018.01571430081Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human StudiesPaulo José Basso0Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara1Helioswilton Sales-Campos2Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilInstitute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, BrazilInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of multifactorial and inflammatory infirmities comprised of two main entities: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Classic strategies to treat IBD are focused on decreasing inflammation besides inducing and extending disease remission. However, these approaches have several limitations such as low responsiveness, excessive immunosuppression, and refractoriness. Despite the multifactorial causality of IBD, immune disturbances and intestinal dysbiosis have been suggested as the central players in disease pathogenesis. Hence, therapies aiming at modulating intestinal microbial composition may represent a promising strategy in IBD control. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and probiotics have been explored as promising candidates to reestablish microbial balance in several immune-mediated diseases such as IBD. These microbial-based therapies have demonstrated the ability to reduce both the dysbiotic environment and production of inflammatory mediators, thus inducing remission, especially in UC. Despite these promising results, there is still no consensus on the relevance of such treatments in IBD as a potential clinical strategy. Thus, this review aims to critically review and describe the use of FMT and probiotics to treat patients with IBD.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.01571/fullfecal microbiota transplantationprobioticsCrohn’s diseaseUlcerative colitisdysbiosis |
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Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human Studies |
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Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human Studies |
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Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human Studies |
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Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human Studies |
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Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human Studies |
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microbial-based therapies in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease – an overview of human studies |
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of multifactorial and inflammatory infirmities comprised of two main entities: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Classic strategies to treat IBD are focused on decreasing inflammation besides inducing and extending disease remission. However, these approaches have several limitations such as low responsiveness, excessive immunosuppression, and refractoriness. Despite the multifactorial causality of IBD, immune disturbances and intestinal dysbiosis have been suggested as the central players in disease pathogenesis. Hence, therapies aiming at modulating intestinal microbial composition may represent a promising strategy in IBD control. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and probiotics have been explored as promising candidates to reestablish microbial balance in several immune-mediated diseases such as IBD. These microbial-based therapies have demonstrated the ability to reduce both the dysbiotic environment and production of inflammatory mediators, thus inducing remission, especially in UC. Despite these promising results, there is still no consensus on the relevance of such treatments in IBD as a potential clinical strategy. Thus, this review aims to critically review and describe the use of FMT and probiotics to treat patients with IBD. |
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fecal microbiota transplantation probiotics Crohn’s disease Ulcerative colitis dysbiosis |
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