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Review
. 2022 Aug 9;10(8):1613.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10081613.

The Role of the Human Gut Microbiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Radiation Enteropathy

Darren Fernandes  1 , Jervoise Andreyev  1   2
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Review

The Role of the Human Gut Microbiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Radiation Enteropathy

Darren Fernandes et al. Microorganisms. .

Abstract

The human gut microbiome plays a key role in regulating host physiology. In a stable state, both the microbiota and the gut work synergistically. The overall homeostasis of the intestinal flora can be affected by multiple factors, including disease states and the treatments given for those diseases. In this review, we examine the relatively well-characterised abnormalities that develop in the microbiome in idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, and compare and contrast them to those that are found in radiation enteropathy. We discuss how these changes may exert their effects at a molecular level, and the possible role of manipulating the microbiome through the use of a variety of therapies to reduce the severity of the underlying condition.

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; microbiome; radiation; radiotherapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Altered gut bacteria implication in the pathogenesis of IBD. (Taken from Pavel et al., 2021 [38]).
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