Abstract
| The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Gastrointestinal Disease Parekh PJ1, Balart LA1, Johnson DA2. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2015 Jun 18;6:e91. doi: 10.1038/ctg.2015.16. |
| Author information 1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Abstract There is a fine balance in the mutual relationship between the intestinal microbiota and its mammalian host. It is thought that disruptions in this fine balance contribute/account for the pathogenesis of many diseases. Recently, the significance of the relationship between gut microbiota and its mammalian host in the pathogenesis of obesity and the metabolic syndrome has been demonstrated. Emerging data has linked intestinal dysbiosis to several gastrointestinal diseases including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and gastrointestinal malignancy. This article is intended to review the role of gut microbiota maintenance/alterations of gut microbiota as a significant factor as a significant factor discriminating between health and common diseases. Based on current available data, the role of microbial manipulation in disease management remains to be further defined and a focus for further clinical investigation. |
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