Current knowledge about the connection between health status and gut microbiota from birth to elderly. A narrative review.
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed)
; 26(6): 135-148, 2021 05 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1281062
ABSTRACT
The human body is colonized from the birth by a large number of microorganisms. This will constitute a real "functional microbial organ" that is fundamental for homeostasis and therefore for health in humans. Those microorganisms. The microbial populations that colonize humans creating a specific ecosystem they have been collectively referred to as "human microbiota" or "human normal microflora". The microbiota play an important pathophysiological role in the various locations of the human body. This article focuses on one of the most important, that is the enteric microbiota. The composition (quantitative and qualitative) of microbes is analyzed in relation to age and environment during the course of human life. It also highlights eubiosis and dysbiosis as key terms for its role in health and disease. Finally, it analyzes its bi-directional relationship with the microbiota of the lungs, skin and that of the brain, and consequently for the whole central and peripheral nervous system for the maintenance of health in the human body.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacteria
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Health Status
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
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Homeostasis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed)
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
4930
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