[Fecal microbiota transplants in the treatment of pseudomembranous colitis (1958-2013): priority of discovery and thought styles in the academic literature]. / Transplantes de microbiota fecal para tratamento da colite pseudomembranosa (1958-2013): prioridade de descoberta e estilos de pensamento na literatura acadêmica.

In 1958, Eiseman and contributors published the first scientific paper reporting the use of fecal microbiota transplant for treating pseudomembranous colitis. The relevance of this innovative paper was only acknowledged in 1990. The academic literature on the theme is characterized by a narrative that has undergone successive revisions. We suggest that such revisions were based on claims of priority of scientific discoveries, as described by Merton. The revival of fecal microbiota transplants is interpreted as a process of genesis of a scientific fact, as defined by Fleck: there is a switch from a thought style based on the use of antibiotics to treat infectious diseases to another that accepts the ecological relations between hosts, vectors and parasites.

Em 1958, Eiseman e colaboradores publicaram o primeiro artigo científico relatando o uso de transplante de microbiota fecal para tratar casos graves de colite pseudomembranosa. A relevância desse trabalho inovador só foi reconhecida em 1990. A literatura acadêmica sobre o tema caracteriza-se por sucessivas reconstruções. Sugerimos que tais reconstruções foram orientadas por questões de atribuição de prioridade de descoberta científica nos termos propostos por Merton. A retomada do uso de transplantes de microbiota fecal é interpretada como processo de gênese de um fato científico, conforme Fleck: ocorre a mudança de um estilo de pensamento baseado no uso de antibióticos no tratamento de doenças infecciosas para outro que considera as relações ecológicas entre hospedeiros, vetores e agentes etiológicos de doenças.

Transplantes de microbiota fecal para tratamento da colite pseudomembranosa (1958-2013): prioridade de descoberta e estilos de pensamento na literatura acadêmica / Fecal microbiota transplants in the treatment of pseudomembranous colitis (1958-2013): priority of discovery and thought styles in the academic literature

Resumo Em 1958, Eiseman e colaboradores publicaram o primeiro artigo científico relatando o uso de transplante de microbiota fecal para tratar casos graves de colite pseudomembranosa. A relevância desse trabalho inovador só foi reconhecida em 1990. A literatura acadêmica sobre o tema caracteriza-se por sucessivas reconstruções. Sugerimos que tais reconstruções foram orientadas por questões de atribuição de prioridade de descoberta científica nos termos propostos por Merton. A retomada do uso de transplantes de microbiota fecal é interpretada como processo de gênese de um fato científico, conforme Fleck: ocorre a mudança de um estilo de pensamento baseado no uso de antibióticos no tratamento de doenças infecciosas para outro que considera as relações ecológicas entre hospedeiros, vetores e agentes etiológicos de doenças.

Abstract In 1958, Eiseman and contributors published the first scientific paper reporting the use of fecal microbiota transplant for treating pseudomembranous colitis. The relevance of this innovative paper was only acknowledged in 1990. The academic literature on the theme is characterized by a narrative that has undergone successive revisions. We suggest that such revisions were based on claims of priority of scientific discoveries, as described by Merton. The revival of fecal microbiota transplants is interpreted as a process of genesis of a scientific fact, as defined by Fleck: there is a switch from a thought style based on the use of antibiotics to treat infectious diseases to another that accepts the ecological relations between hosts, vectors and parasites.

Current Evidence in Delivery and Therapeutic Uses of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Human Diseases-Clostridium difficile Disease and Beyond.

The use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was first described in China in the 4th century by Ge Hong when "yellow soup," a fecal slurry, was administered for the treatment of severe food poisoning and diarrhea, a practice that continued for centuries. Bedouin groups also consumed stools of their camels as a remedy for dysentery. FMT was also applied in veterinary medicine in Europe in the 16th century. Additional therapeutic use of human excretions was described in Europe in the 18th and 19th century and in World War II, when gut bacteria were administered to German soldiers suffering from dysentery in the North African campaign. More scientifically, Eismann, in 1958, utilized fecal transplantation via enema in 4 patients for the treatment of severe pseudomembranous colitis with success. Following this report a number of isolated cases were published describing the use of FMT by different delivery routes for the treatment of a variety of illnesses.

Probiotics History.

Gut microbiota promotes healthy effects on the host and prevents diseases. Probiotic (probios, for life) are defined as "live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host." At the beginning of 1900s Louis Pasteur identified the microorganisms responsible for the process of fermentation, whereas E. Metchnikoff associated the enhanced longevity of Bulgarian rural people to the regular consumption of fermented dairy products such as yogurt. He suggested that lactobacilli might counteract the putrefactive effects of gastrointestinal metabolism that contributed to illness and aging. Hippocrates declared, 2000 years earlier, that "death sits in the bowels." Metchnikoff considered the lactobacilli as probiotics ("probios," conducive to life of the host as opposed to antibiotics); probiotics could have a positive influence on health and prevent aging. During the neolitic period of the age of the stone, the domestication of animals occurred and man began to get fermented food. Probably serendipitous contaminations in favorable environments played a major role. Fecal microbiota transplantation dates to a fourth-century Chinese handbook for food poisoning or severe diarrhea. To date fecal transplant cures Clostridium difficile infections with more efficacy than vancomycin, and prevents recurrence.

Therapeutic manipulation of the microbiota: past, present, and considerations for the future.

BACKGROUND: The growing appreciation of the potential role of indigenous microbiota in disease has resulted in a concomitant interest in manipulating the microbiome for therapeutic effect. The most successful example of microbiota manipulation for treatment of a disease is in recurrent infection with the bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile. AIMS: This review provides historic perspectives on development of microbiota transplantation and reviews evidence for its use in recurrent C. difficile infection. SOURCES: A PubMed search of the terms ([fecal transplant OR fecal transplantation] AND difficile) to 9 June 2016 yielded 415 articles. CONTENT: Recent work has pointed to potential mechanisms by which microbiota restoration in the form of faecal transplantation has been efficacious. This includes studies of microorganisms associated with successful faecal transplantation in human and animal studies and a focus on bacterial bile acid metabolism as a mechanism that mediates colonization resistance against the pathogen. The potential use of microbiota manipulation for other diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases and metabolic disorders will be discussed. The case will be made that the lessons learned from treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection may not necessarily translate to use of faecal transplantation or other methods to alter the microbiome for the treatment of other diseases. IMPLICATIONS: A key conclusion that can be drawn is that understanding of the precise role of the microbiota in the pathogenesis of a specific disease is necessary prior to determining if microbiota manipulation represents a novel treatment therapy.

Fecal microbial transplant for the treatment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

The role of fecal microbial transplant (FMT) in the treatment of pediatric gastrointestinal disease has become increasingly popular among pediatric practitioners, patients, and parents. The success of FMT for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI) has bolstered interest in its potential application to other disease states, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). FMT has particular interest in pediatrics, given the concerns of patients and parents about rates of adverse events with existing therapeutic options, and the greater cumulative medication burden associated with childhood-onset disease. Published literature on the use of FMT in pediatrics is sparse. Only 45 pediatric patients treated for RCDI have been reported, and only 27 pediatric patients with pediatric IBD. The pediatric microbiome may uniquely respond to microbial-based therapies. This review will provide a comprehensive overview of fecal microbial transplant and its potential role in the treatment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. We will discuss the microbiome in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, existing adult and pediatric literature on the use of FMT in IBD treatment, and pediatric FMT trials that are currently recruiting patients. This review will also discuss features of the microbiome that may be associated with host response in fecal transplant, and potential challenges and opportunities for the future of FMT in pediatric IBD treatment.

Trasplante de microbiota fecal: indicaciones, metodología y perspectivas futuras / Faecal microbiota transplantation: indications, methodology and future prospects

La microbiota intestinal se define como el conjunto de microorganismos que habitan de forma natural en el tubo digestivo. Bacterias, hongos y virus se incluyen dentro de este ente fisiológico que va mucho más allá de ser un mero espectador pasivo de la mucosa intestinal. La microbiota interviene de forma activa en la homeostasis y su desregulación se ha relacionado con múltiples enfermedades de naturaleza infecciosa, metabólica y autoinmunitaria. El trasplante de microbiota fecal (TMF) consiste en la introducción de una solución de materia fecal debidamente procesada procedente de un donante sano en el tracto gastrointestinal de otro individuo con el fin de manipular las características de la microbiota del receptor. Aunque pueda parecer algo novedoso, los primeros casos se remontan a la época de la China Imperial; no obstante, no ha sido hasta los últimos 20 años cuando el interés y la actividad investigadora en este campo se han multiplicado de forma exponencial. Fruto de este trabajo el TMF constituye hoy en día una herramienta eficaz y validada en casos refractarios de diarrea por C. Difficile. Aunque la evidencia científica es menor, ya existen ensayos clínicos que evalúan su beneficio en la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal y en el síndrome metabólico. Lo atractivo de su mecanismo fisiopatológico, la sencillez del procedimiento y su bajo coste lo sitúan como un tratamiento prometedor en múltiples enfermedades extradigestivas. El objetivo de esta revisión es resumir de una forma concisa, rigurosa y actualizada las indicaciones, metodología y seguridad del TMF.

The intestinal microbiota is defined as the set of organisms that live in the digestive tract. Bacteria, fungi and viruses are included in a physiological entity that goes far beyond being a passive spectator of the intestinal mucosa. The microbiota is actively involved in homeostasis and its imbalance has been linked to multiple infectious, metabolic and autoimmune diseases. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) consists in the introduction of a solution made with processed stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of another individual in order to manipulate the characteristics of the receiver microbiota. Although it may seem new, the first cases date back to the days of Imperial China; however, it was not until the past 20 years when the interest and research in this field have grown exponentially. Nowadays, TMF is an effective and validated treatment in refractory cases of C.difficile diarrhea. Although the scientific evidence is less, there are clinical trials evaluating its benefit in inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic syndrome. The appeal of its pathophysiological mechanism, the simplicity of the procedure and its low cost place FMT as a promising treatment for multiple extraintestinal diseases. The objective of this review is to summarize in a concise, thorough and updated form its indications, methodology and safety.