Dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel disease.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 14684564.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1773911.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Abundant data have incriminated intestinal bacteria in the initiation and amplification stages of inflammatory bowel diseases. However, the precise role of intestinal bacteria remains elusive. One theory has suggested a breakdown in the balance between putative species of "protective" versus "harmful" intestinal bacteria--this concept has been termed "dysbiosis". Arguments in support of this concept are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteria
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Intestines