Role of gut microbiota in food tolerance and allergies

Giovanni Gigante, Annalisa Tortora, Gianluca Ianiro, Veronica Ojetti, Flaminia Purchiaroni, Mariachiara Campanale, Valentina Cesario, Emidio Scarpellini, Antonio Gasbarrini

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolo in rivista

Abstract

Alterations of commensal flora may cause various gastrointestinal and extraintestinal diseases, including food intolerances and food allergies. According to the 'microflora hypothesis', alterations in the composition of gut microbiota in industrialized countries have disturbed the mechanisms of mucosal immune tolerance. Over the past few years several studies have looked for a role for probiotics in the treatment of food allergies with promising results.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)540-549
Numero di pagine10
RivistaDigestive Diseases
Volume29
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2011

Keywords

  • Food Hypersensitivity
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Intestinal Mucosa
  • Metagenome
  • Probiotics

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