Targeting gut microbiota: new therapeutic opportunities in multiple sclerosis

Autor: Dorota Kujawa, Lukasz Laczmanski, Slawomir Budrewicz, Anna Pokryszko-Dragan, Maria Podbielska
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Gut Microbes, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 19490976
1949-0984
1949-0976
DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2274126
Popis: ABSTRACTMultiple sclerosis (MS) causes long-lasting, multifocal damage to the central nervous system. The complex background of MS is associated with autoimmune inflammation and neurodegeneration processes, and is potentially affected by many contributing factors, including altered composition and function of the gut microbiota. In this review, current experimental and clinical evidence is presented for the characteristics of gut dysbiosis found in MS, as well as for its relevant links with the course of the disease and the dysregulated immune response and metabolic pathways involved in MS pathology. Furthermore, therapeutic implications of these investigations are discussed, with a range of pharmacological, dietary and other interventions targeted at the gut microbiome and thus intended to have beneficial effects on the course of MS.
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