Any alteration in gut microbiota composition can have health consequences, with the appearance of conditions such as asthma or allergies.
Gut microbiota is the human body's most complex, diverse and numerous ecosystem of all, particularly in the caecum, where the density of microorganisms is the highest.
Neonates at high risk for asthma exhibit meconium microbiota dysbiosis that may be temporarily modifiable by oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supplementation
9 Apr 2018by Paul Enck
A new study has found that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supplementation may partly modify meconium microbiota dysbiosis in neonates at high risk for asthma.
What scientists could learn by studying the microbial exposures and gut microbiota of astronauts
26 Apr 2017by Kristina Campbell
A study of astronauts’ gut microbiota brings to light a possible inconvenience when all microbes are removed, as this endangers the gut microbiota and, thus, the astronauts’ health.
Role of gut microbiota diversity in protection from asthma and allergy development
23 Dec 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study led by Dr. Alex Mira (FISABIO, Spain) and Dr. Maria C. Jenmalm (Linköping University, Sweden) and researchers at IATA-CSIC (Spain) has presented an analysis of a total of 192 faecal samples from 28 healthy children and 20 children developing allergic symptoms at age seven, from when the children were 1 and 12 months of age. It has found that children who develop asthma or allergies later in life have altered immune responses to intestinal bacteria in the gut mucosal environment at an early age.
Stuart Turvey: “The first 100 days of life are key to train the immune system and the right bacteria are needed”
26 Oct 2016by Cristina Sáez
Around 20% of children population in Western countries have asthma, the most prevalent child chronic health condition.
Are clues about childhood asthma and heightened immune responses found in a baby’s gut microbiome?
19 Oct 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Prof. Susan Lynch from the Division of Gastroenterology at the Department of Medicine at University of California in San Francisco (California, USA), has found that neonatal gut microbiome dysbiosis may predict later atopy and asthma development in childhood.