Is a Fecal Microbiota Transplant Useful for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (Fecal Transplant) for Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unknown, but it is thought to arise from an aberrant immune response to a change in colonic environment in a genetically susceptible individual. The intestinal microbiota are located at the complex interface of the epithelial barrier and are sensitive to changes in environmental factors, such as diets, drugs or smoking and signals derived from...

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Beyond the Excitement

The purpose of this article is to perform a systematic review of the literature on the use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).There is an increasing interest of both physicians and patients in assessing the possible role of the FMT in the treatment of IBD.Electronic and manual bibliographic searches were performed to identify original reports in which ...

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: From Clostridium difficile to Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has evolved from a case report in the medical literature to the basis of major innovations in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and, potentially, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In the clinical setting, FMT was noted to significantly lower the risk of recurrent CDI, likely by increasing microbial diversity and altering the metabolic ...

Is there a potential role of fecal microbiota transplantation in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease?