Phage Therapy in Gastrointestinal Diseases
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Role of Phages in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
2.1. Phages and Intestinal Dysbiosis
2.2. Phages as Immunomodulators
3. Role of Phages in Gastrointestinal Diseases and Their Potential Clinical Outcomes
3.1. Lytic Phages against Clostridioides difficile in Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
3.2. Lytic Phages Against Invasive Adherent Escherichia coli (AIEC) in Crohn’s Disease (CD)
3.3. Temperate Phages to Suppress Virulence Factors
4. Phage Therapy: Clinical Trials in Gastrointestinal Diseases
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Gutiérrez, B.; Domingo-Calap, P. Phage Therapy in Gastrointestinal Diseases. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8091420
Gutiérrez B, Domingo-Calap P. Phage Therapy in Gastrointestinal Diseases. Microorganisms. 2020; 8(9):1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8091420
Chicago/Turabian StyleGutiérrez, Beatriz, and Pilar Domingo-Calap. 2020. "Phage Therapy in Gastrointestinal Diseases" Microorganisms 8, no. 9: 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8091420
APA StyleGutiérrez, B., & Domingo-Calap, P. (2020). Phage Therapy in Gastrointestinal Diseases. Microorganisms, 8(9), 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8091420