Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: Systemic effects of gut microbiota and its relationship with disease and modulation

April 23, 2015

Systemic effects of gut microbiota and its relationship with disease and modulation

Review

Jolie TK Ho, Godfrey CF Chan and James CB Li^*

BMC Immunology 2015, 16:21 doi:10.1186/s12865-015-0083-2

Published: 26 March 2015

Abstract

The gut microbiota makes up the majority of the human bacterial population, and although the gut microbiota resides in the intestines, it is able to exert systemic effects.

Therefore, many diseases and conditions could be impacted by the gut microbiota when its composition is imbalanced, otherwise known as dysbiosis. However, apart from understanding the illnesses, we must also try to understand the intestinal flora itself to move forward and develop potential treatments.

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