Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 17, 2025
05:41
Therapeutic Evaluation of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in an Interleukin 10-Deficient Mouse Model
Published on: April 6, 2022
2.8K
The Microbiome: A Foundation for Integrative Medicine.
1Assistant Director of Clinical Education, Biocidin Botanicals, Watsonville CA, USA.
Integrative Medicine (Encinitas, Calif.)
|August 8, 2024
Summary
The human microbiome, a complex ecosystem, is increasingly recognized for its role in health and disease. Research shows its potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target for various conditions.
Area of Science:
- Microbiome Systems Science
- Human Microbiome Research
Background:
- The microbiome integrates interconnectivity across medical specialties.
- Scientific focus is shifting towards symbiotic microbial ecologies rather than disease-causing microbes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine human microbiome development, its physiological impact, and relationship to dysbiosis.
- To investigate microbial mechanisms with clinical applications across medical fields.
Main Methods:
- Review of accumulating research on the human microbiome.
- Examination of clinical utility of prebiotic and probiotic interventions.
Main Results:
- The human microbiome serves as a predictive biomarker for disease risk.
- Prebiotic and probiotic interventions show clinical utility in gastrointestinal, dermatological, inflammatory, metabolic, and mental-health disorders.
Conclusions:
- Microbiome systems science is poised to transform health conceptualization.
- Health is increasingly viewed as a balanced coexistence of human and microbial cells.
Related Concept Videos
01:23Anatomy of the Intestines
71.7K
Although digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids may begin in the stomach, it is completed in the intestine. The absorption of nutrients, water, and electrolytes from food and drink also occurs in the intestine. The intestines can be divided into two structurally distinct organs—the small and large intestines.
Small Intestines
The small intestine is an ~7 meter-long tube with an inner diameter of just 2.5 cm. Since most nutrients are absorbed here, the inner lining of the...
Small Intestines
The small intestine is an ~7 meter-long tube with an inner diameter of just 2.5 cm. Since most nutrients are absorbed here, the inner lining of the...
71.7K
01:29Bacterial Flora of the Large Intestine
404
The gut microbiome is formed by a vast and diverse community of bacteria that colonizes our large intestine. These bacteria start residing in the gut from birth and continue diversifying throughout life, influenced by factors such as diet, lifestyle, and stress. The gut bacterial community also includes bacteria from food and those that enter the colon through the anus.
The normal gut flora of the colon plays a critical role in generating essential vitamins such as vitamins K, B5, and B7.
The normal gut flora of the colon plays a critical role in generating essential vitamins such as vitamins K, B5, and B7.
404