by Andreu Prados
Inflammatory bowel disease covers chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Find out more about the typical and atypical forms of IBD and what science knows about how the gut microbiota is involved in its development.
by Andreu Prados
Gut fungi found in the lower gastrointestinal tract can influence the host immune system just like the bacterial microbiota. This article focuses on the role of the gut mycobiota in immune system homeostasis and its relevance for host health.
by GMFH Editing Team
How pregnancy can impact an offspring’s gut microbiota is unknown. New research reveals that children born to mothers with IBD present an altered gut microbiota composition and lower diversity, transferring abnormalities in the adaptive immune system to germ-free mice.
by Paul Enck
An increasing amount of scientific evidence supports the role of diet in the management of IBD in its early stages. Here, Prof. Paul Enck updates preclinical and clinical research disentangling the contribution of diet as an ally in managing IBD through the gut microbiome.
by Andreu Prados
The second phase of the Human Microbiome Project has recently been completed. Multi-omics of the gut microbial ecosystem has allowed for the discovery of new host-microbiome interactions that could help in precision medicine in those with IBDs and prediabetes.
by GMFH Editing Team
Scientists struggle with elucidating how host and gut microbiome interact for shaping the genetic susceptibility of IBD. In 633 IBD patients, Harry Sokol and colleagues have found associations between genetic variants associated with a higher risk of IBD and the depletion of certain gut bacterial taxa.
The Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) digital community was more active in 2017 than in any previous year—with over 50,000 scientists, healthcare professionals, and members of the public now taking part in the online conversation about gut microbiota! The website
by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that gut colonization of certain saliva bacteria isolated from patients with Crohn’s disease can exacerbate intestinal inflammation in mice.
by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at the UChicago Medicine have found that antibiotics given to mothers just before and after giving birth resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and immune system changes.
by GMFH Editing Team
A recent study has found that administration of Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM I-4034, Bifidobacterium breve CNCM I-4035 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus CNCM I-4036 may downregulate gut inflammatory genes in obese rats.
