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43 Citations
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The Role of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in IBD

  • Fabrizio Fanizzi,
  • Ferdinando D’Amico,
  • Isadora Zanotelli Bombassaro,
  • Alessandra Zilli,
  • Federica Furfaro,
  • Tommaso Lorenzo Parigi,
  • Clelia Cicerone,
  • Gionata Fiorino,
  • Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet and
  • Mariangela Allocca
  • + 1 author

Gut microbiota dysbiosis has a critical role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases, prompting the exploration of novel therapeutic approaches like fecal microbiota transplantation, which involves the transfer of fecal microbiota from a h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intestinal Dysbiosis)
  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
6,230 Views
15 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Liver Cirrhosis

  • Adrian Boicean,
  • Victoria Birlutiu,
  • Cristian Ichim,
  • Olga Brusnic and
  • Danusia Maria Onișor

The human gastrointestinal tract houses a diverse array of probiotic and pathogenic bacteria and any alterations in this microbial composition can exert a significant influence on an individual’s well-being. It is well-established that imbalanc...

(This article belongs to the Section Microbiology in Human Health and Disease)
  • Review
  • Open Access
78 Citations
9,994 Views
15 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) is suggested as an efficacious therapeutic strategy for restoring intestinal microbial balance, and thus for treating disease associated with alteration of gut microbiota. FMT consists of the administration of f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,066 Views
20 Pages

The Role of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Setting

  • Elisabetta Metafuni,
  • Luca Di Marino,
  • Sabrina Giammarco,
  • Silvia Bellesi,
  • Maria Assunta Limongiello,
  • Federica Sorà,
  • Filippo Frioni,
  • Roberto Maggi,
  • Patrizia Chiusolo and
  • Simona Sica

Microbiota changes during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has several known causes: conditioning chemotherapy and radiation, broad-spectrum antibiotic administration, modification in nutrition status and diet, and graft-versus-host...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impact of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Human Health 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,465 Views
15 Pages

The Importance of Microbiota and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Pancreatic Disorders

  • Adrian Boicean,
  • Cristian Ichim,
  • Samuel Bogdan Todor,
  • Paula Anderco and
  • Mirela Livia Popa

The role of the intestinal microbiota in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic diseases is increasingly significant. Consequently, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is emerging as a promising therapeutic avenue for various pancreatic disorde...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Laboratory Diagnosis in Microbial Diseases, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
74 Citations
6,465 Views
12 Pages

Effects of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Composition in Mice with CKD

  • Christophe Barba,
  • Christophe O. Soulage,
  • Gianvito Caggiano,
  • Griet Glorieux,
  • Denis Fouque and
  • Laetitia Koppe

24 November 2020

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a renal disorder characterized by the accumulation of uremic toxins with limited strategies to reduce their concentrations. A large amount of data supports the pivotal role of intestinal microbiota in CKD c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gut Microbiota Dynamics and Uremic Toxins)
  • Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
12,009 Views
15 Pages

Research Progress of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Liver Diseases

  • Yuanyuan Zhao,
  • Chen Gong,
  • Jing Xu,
  • Dong Chen,
  • Bo Yang,
  • Zhishui Chen and
  • Lai Wei

20 February 2023

A growing body of evidence suggested that gut microbiota is associated with liver diseases through the gut–liver axis. The imbalance of gut microbiota could be correlated with the occurrence, development, and prognosis of a series of liver dise...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)
  • Review
  • Open Access
140 Citations
18,846 Views
33 Pages

15 July 2022

The human body is home to a variety of micro-organisms. Most of these microbial communities reside in the gut and are referred to as gut microbiota. Over the last decades, compelling evidence showed that a number of human pathologies are associated w...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,359 Views
11 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review on Safety and Efficacy

  • Annie S. Hong,
  • Kyaw Min Tun,
  • Jenny M. Hong,
  • Kavita Batra and
  • Gordon Ohning

Background and Aims: Due to increasing knowledge of the “gut–liver axis”, there has been growing interest regarding the use of fecal microbiota transplant in the management of chronic liver disease. There are limited data available...

(This article belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,054 Views
14 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Systematic Review

  • Andrea Pession,
  • Daniele Zama,
  • Edoardo Muratore,
  • Davide Leardini,
  • Davide Gori,
  • Federica Guaraldi,
  • Arcangelo Prete,
  • Silvia Turroni,
  • Patrizia Brigidi and
  • Riccardo Masetti

4 February 2021

The disruption of gut microbiota eubiosis has been linked to major complications in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) recipients. Various strategies have been developed to reduce dysbiosis and related complications. Fecal...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Targeting the Microbiome for Disease Diagnosis and Therapy: New Frontiers for Personalized Medicine)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,336 Views
18 Pages

The Mechanism of Important Components in Canine Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

  • Kerong Li,
  • Jie Yang,
  • Xiaoxiao Zhou,
  • Huan Wang,
  • Yuxin Ren,
  • Yunchuan Huang,
  • Haifeng Liu,
  • Zhijun Zhong,
  • Guangneng Peng and
  • Ziyao Zhou
  • + 1 author

14 December 2022

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a potential treatment for many intestinal diseases. In dogs, FMT has been shown to have positive regulation effects in treating Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cani...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gut Barrier Function and Bacterial Interactions of Companion, Laboratory and Production Animals)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,660 Views
29 Pages

Effectiveness of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Nociplastic Pain Management: A Systematic Review

  • Sebastián Eustaquio Martín Pérez,
  • Hakim Al Lal Abdel Lah,
  • Nelson Hernández García,
  • Umabel Aaron Reyes Carreño and
  • Isidro Miguel Martín Pérez

Nociplastic pain, commonly observed in conditions such as Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome, arises from altered central pain processing and involves complex mechanisms, including interactions between the gut–...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,330 Views
13 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Donor Screening: Is Dientamoeba fragilis a Valid Criterion for Donor Exclusion? A Longitudinal Study of a Swiss Cohort

  • Keyvan Moser,
  • Aurélie Ballif,
  • Trestan Pillonel,
  • Maura Concu,
  • Elena Montenegro-Borbolla,
  • Beatrice Nickel,
  • Camille Stampfli,
  • Marie-Therese Ruf,
  • Maxime Audry and
  • Tatiana Galpérine
  • + 4 authors

Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan of the human digestive tract, yet its transmission and pathogenic role remain poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate its impact on the efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in treat...

(This article belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
10,889 Views
17 Pages

Canine Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Current Application and Possible Mechanisms

  • Maimaiti Tuniyazi,
  • Xiaoyu Hu,
  • Yunhe Fu and
  • Naisheng Zhang

30 July 2022

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an emerging therapeutic option for a variety of diseases, and is characterized as the transfer of fecal microorganisms from a healthy donor into the intestinal tract of a diseased recipient. In human clinics,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,704 Views
17 Pages

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is increasingly used in both human and veterinary settings to restore gut microbiota and promote health. Advances in sequencing technologies and microbiome analysis have expanded our understanding of microbial c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Humans and Animals)
  • Review
  • Open Access
84 Citations
11,874 Views
17 Pages

Neurodegenerative diseases are highly prevalent but poorly understood, and with few treatment options despite decades of intense research, attention has recently shifted toward other mediators of neurological disease that may present future targets f...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
100 Citations
14,570 Views
27 Pages

Gut Dysbiosis and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Autoimmune Diseases

  • Paulina Belvoncikova,
  • Martin Maronek and
  • Roman Gardlik

14 September 2022

Gut microbiota dysbiosis has recently been reported in a number of clinical states, including neurological, psychiatric, cardiovascular, metabolic and autoimmune disorders. Yet, it is not completely understood how colonizing microorganisms are implic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,078 Views
19 Pages

Current Trends and Challenges of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation—An Easy Method That Works for All?

  • Cátia Almeida,
  • Rita Oliveira,
  • Pilar Baylina,
  • Rúben Fernandes,
  • Fábio G. Teixeira and
  • Pedro Barata

The gut microbiota refers to bacteria lodges in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) that interact through various complex mechanisms. The disturbance of this ecosystem has been correlated with several diseases, such as neurologic, respiratory, cardiovas...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
  • Review
  • Open Access
72 Citations
9,206 Views
13 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Adrian Boicean,
  • Victoria Birlutiu,
  • Cristian Ichim,
  • Paula Anderco and
  • Sabrina Birsan

Inflammatory bowel diseases represent a complex array of diseases of incompletely known etiology that led to gastrointestinal tract chronic inflammation. In inflammatory bowel disease, a promising method of treatment is represented by fecal microbiot...

(This article belongs to the Section Immunology and Immunotherapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
764 Views
18 Pages

19 May 2026

Background/Objectives: Gut microbiota dysbiosis is a key driver of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metabolic Features and Nutritional Interventions in Chronic Diseases—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,531 Views
15 Pages

Anaerobic Feces Processing for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Improves Viability of Obligate Anaerobes

  • Mèlanie V. Bénard,
  • Iñaki Arretxe,
  • Koen Wortelboer,
  • Hermie J. M. Harmsen,
  • Mark Davids,
  • Clara M. A. de Bruijn,
  • Marc A. Benninga,
  • Floor Hugenholtz,
  • Hilde Herrema and
  • Cyriel Y. Ponsioen

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is under investigation for several indications, including ulcerative colitis (UC). The clinical success of FMT depends partly on the engraftment of viable bacteria. Because the vast majority of human gut microbi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impact of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Human Health 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,737 Views
15 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation during and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Negin Kazemian,
  • Dina Kao and
  • Sepideh Pakpour

COVID-19 is a major pandemic facing the world today, which has implications on current microbiome-based treatments such as fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) used for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections. The bidirectional relationship b...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gut Microbiota and Immunity)
  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,820 Views
14 Pages

Migraine as a Disease Associated with Dysbiosis and Possible Therapy with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

  • Ágnes Kappéter,
  • Dávid Sipos,
  • Adorján Varga,
  • Szabolcs Vigvári,
  • Bernadett Halda-Kiss and
  • Zoltán Péterfi

Migraine is a painful neurological condition characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head. It may be linked to changes in the gut microbiota, which are influenced by antibiotic use and other factors. Dysbiosis, which develops and per...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impact of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Human Health 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,138 Views
13 Pages

21 October 2025

Background: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a therapeutic method involving the administration of appropriately prepared feces from a healthy donor to the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient. This literature review aims to summarize and cr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Probiotics, Postbiotics, Gut Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Health)
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,868 Views
26 Pages

Intestinal Microbiota Modulation by Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  • Goran Hauser,
  • Indira Benjak Horvat,
  • Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović,
  • Irena Krznarić-Zrnić,
  • Michail Kukla,
  • Vedrana Aljinović-Vučić and
  • Ivana Mikolašević

Numerous factors are involved in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which are responsible for its development and progression as an independent entity, but also thanks to their simultaneous action. This is explained by the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digestive Disorders: Translation and Bridging the Gap Between Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,128 Views
24 Pages

The Role of Microbiota and Fecal Transplantation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Isabel Lagos,
  • Edith Pérez de Arce,
  • Ilaria Faggiani,
  • Ferdinando D’Amico,
  • Alessandra Zilli,
  • Federica Furfaro,
  • Sara Massironi,
  • Clelia Cicerone,
  • Virginia Solitano and
  • Mariangela Allocca
  • + 3 authors

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), are consistently associated with alterations in gut microbial communities, although the extent and characteristics of these alterations vary across...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,339 Views
21 Pages

Human Fecal Transplantation Modifies the Gut Microbiota but Not Metabolites in Colon Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts

  • Katarzyna Unrug-Bielawska,
  • Zuzanna Sandowska-Markiewicz,
  • Ewelina Kaniuga,
  • Magdalena Cybulska-Lubak,
  • Monika Borowa-Chmielak,
  • Paweł Czarnowski,
  • Magdalena Piątkowska,
  • Aneta Bałabas,
  • Krzysztof Goryca and
  • Jerzy Ostrowski
  • + 7 authors

31 January 2026

Gut microbiota influences colorectal cancer (CRC) development, tumor progression, and response to therapy. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been proposed as a strategy to restore microbial balance and modulate treatment outcomes. We evaluat...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,667 Views
24 Pages

29 April 2026

Obesity is increasingly recognized in domestic cats and is associated with metabolic disturbances such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. The gut microbiota is considered an important regulator of host metabolism, yet its role in feline obesity...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,302 Views
11 Pages

13 April 2023

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a technique involving transferring fecal matter from a healthy donor to a recipient, with the goal of reinstating a healthy microbiome in the recipient’s gut. FMT has been used in horses to manage vario...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
8,994 Views
20 Pages

Microbiome Responses to Oral Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in a Cohort of Domestic Dogs

  • Connie A. Rojas,
  • Zhandra Entrolezo,
  • Jessica K. Jarett,
  • Guillaume Jospin,
  • Alex Martin and
  • Holly H. Ganz

19 January 2024

Fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) have been successful at treating digestive and skin conditions in dogs. The degree to which the microbiome is impacted by FMT in a cohort of dogs has not been thoroughly investigated. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,897 Views
13 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Chronic Pouchitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Magnus Chun,
  • Kyaw Min Tun,
  • Tahne Vongsavath,
  • Renuka Verma,
  • Kavita Batra,
  • David Limsui and
  • Erin Jenkins

Pouchitis is a common complication after ileal-pouch anal anastomosis in patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis. There has been a lack of high-level evidence focusing on the safety and efficacy outcomes of fecal microbiota transplantat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Viral Disease Epidemiology and Molecular Pathogenesis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,718 Views
17 Pages

The prevalence of food allergies (FAs) has increased considerably in recent decades, with the only available treatment being the avoidance of the specific food items causing the allergy. FAs may have a major impact on quality of life, and it is of gr...

(This article belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,466 Views
19 Pages

The enormous and diverse population of microorganisms residing in the digestive tracts of humans and animals influence the development, regulation, and function of the immune system. Recently, the understanding of the association between autoimmune d...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanisms and Structural Biology of Antibiotic Action)
  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,159 Views
20 Pages

8 September 2021

The exact pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is still not completely understood. It is hypothesized that a genetic predisposition leads to an exaggerated immune response to an environmental trigger, leading to uncontrolled inflammation....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
10,084 Views
13 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) methodology has been progressively refined over the past several years. The procedure has an extensive track record of success curing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with remarkably few adverse effects. It...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clostridium difficile Infection)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
7,164 Views
16 Pages

The number of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantations conducted worldwide is constantly rising. Together with that, the absolute number of complications after the procedure is increasing, with graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) being one of...

(This article belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Pathology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
56 Citations
5,737 Views
15 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Insights into Colon Carcinogenesis and Immune Regulation

  • Olga Brusnic,
  • Danusia Onisor,
  • Adrian Boicean,
  • Adrian Hasegan,
  • Cristian Ichim,
  • Andreea Guzun,
  • Radu Chicea,
  • Samuel Bogdan Todor,
  • Bogdan Ioan Vintila and
  • Adrian Nicolae Cristian
  • + 4 authors

1 November 2024

Colorectal cancer (CRC) constitutes a significant global health challenge, with recent studies underscoring the pivotal role of the gut microbiome in its pathogenesis and progression. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a compelling...

(This article belongs to the Section Oncology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,147 Views
22 Pages

Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Decolonization in Immunocompromised Patients: A Focus on Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

  • Laura Alagna,
  • Emanuele Palomba,
  • Davide Mangioni,
  • Giorgio Bozzi,
  • Andrea Lombardi,
  • Riccardo Ungaro,
  • Valeria Castelli,
  • Daniele Prati,
  • Maurizio Vecchi and
  • Andrea Gori
  • + 2 authors

Antimicrobial resistance is an important issue for global health; in immunocompromised patients, such as solid organ and hematological transplant recipients, it poses an even bigger threat. Colonization by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria was ackno...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gut Microbiota-Host Interactions: From Symbiosis to Dysbiosis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,586 Views
18 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Patients with Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis: A Clinical Trial

  • Cristian Ichim,
  • Adrian Boicean,
  • Samuel Bogdan Todor,
  • Paula Anderco and
  • Victoria Bîrluțiu

24 August 2025

Background: Gut microbiota dysregulation is increasingly recognized as a key contributor to the progression of liver cirrhosis and its complications, particularly hepatic encephalopathy. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a novel t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Alcohol-Related Liver Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management)
  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,670 Views
29 Pages

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the aging population, remains without definitive therapeutic solutions. Emerging insights into the gut microbiota (GM) and its bidirectional communication with the central nerv...

(This article belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,582 Views
15 Pages

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been suggested as an alternative therapeutic option to decolonize carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). However, the analysis of gut microbiota alteration in CRE carriers during FMT is still limited...

(This article belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,070 Views
17 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Chronic Pouchitis: A Systematic Review

  • Frederik Cold,
  • Sabrina Just Kousgaard,
  • Sofie Ingdam Halkjaer,
  • Andreas Munk Petersen,
  • Hans Linde Nielsen,
  • Ole Thorlacius-Ussing and
  • Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

The objective was to evaluate available literature on treatment of chronic pouchitis with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) focusing on clinical outcomes, safety, and different approaches to FMT preparation and delivery. A systematic review of e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Therapeutic Potential of Fecal Microbiota Therapy (FMT))
  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
5,457 Views
19 Pages

Ulcerative Colitis in Response to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation via Modulation of Gut Microbiota and Th17/Treg Cell Balance

  • Chunlan Huang,
  • Qixiang Mei,
  • Lihong Lou,
  • Zehua Huang,
  • Yang Fu,
  • Junjie Fan,
  • Jingjing Wang,
  • Nuoming Yin,
  • Yi Zheng and
  • Yue Zeng
  • + 1 author

5 June 2022

Background: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may contribute to disease remission in ulcerative colitis (UC). We studied the microbiota change and its regulation on T cells after FMT. Methods: Patients with mild to moderately active UC were incl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the Molecular Functionality of Microbiome-Immune System Interaction)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
78 Citations
8,073 Views
15 Pages

Microbiota, Microbial Metabolites, and Barrier Function in A Patient with Anorexia Nervosa after Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

  • Petra Prochazkova,
  • Radka Roubalova,
  • Jiri Dvorak,
  • Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova,
  • Martina Cermakova,
  • Petra Tomasova,
  • Blanka Sediva,
  • Marek Kuzma,
  • Josef Bulant and
  • Hana Papezova
  • + 4 authors

The change in the gut microbiome and microbial metabolites in a patient suffering from severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (AN) and diagnosed with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SIBO) was investigated. Microbial gut dysbiosis is ass...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,522 Views
18 Pages

Intestinal Microbiome Changes and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis after Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

  • Artem Y. Tikunov,
  • Valeria A. Fedorets,
  • Evgenia V. Shrainer,
  • Vitaliy V. Morozov,
  • Valeria I. Bystrova and
  • Nina V. Tikunova

15 December 2023

Background and Aims: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects many people. One of the possible ways to treat UC is fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). In this study, changes in the intestinal microbiome and clinical...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multidisciplinary Approaches to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
2,745 Views
23 Pages

Several studies have confirmed that the pathophysiological progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is closely related to changes in the intestinal microbiota; thus, modifying the intestinal microbiota has emerged as a new way to treat AD. Effec...

(This article belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,256 Views
22 Pages

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Reducing Uremic Toxins Accumulation in Kidney Disease: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives

  • Gianvito Caggiano,
  • Alessandra Stasi,
  • Rossana Franzin,
  • Marco Fiorentino,
  • Maria Teresa Cimmarusti,
  • Annamaria Deleonardis,
  • Rita Palieri,
  • Paola Pontrelli and
  • Loreto Gesualdo

31 January 2023

During the past decades, the gut microbiome emerged as a key player in kidney disease. Dysbiosis-related uremic toxins together with pro-inflammatory mediators are the main factors in a deteriorating kidney function. The toxicity of uremic compounds...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Strategies for the Reduction of Uremic Toxins (2022))
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,865 Views
14 Pages

Oral vancomycin and metronidazole, though they are the therapeutic choice for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs), also markedly disturb microbiota, leading to a prolonged loss of colonization resistance to C. difficile after therapy; as a res...

(This article belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
  • Review
  • Open Access
212 Citations
17,356 Views
16 Pages

Impact of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome—A Systematic Review

  • Zhengxiao Zhang,
  • Valentin Mocanu,
  • Chenxi Cai,
  • Jerry Dang,
  • Linda Slater,
  • Edward C. Deehan,
  • Jens Walter and
  • Karen L. Madsen

25 September 2019

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a gut microbial-modulation strategy that has been investigated for the treatment of a variety of human diseases, including obesity-associated metabolic disorders. This study appraises current literature and p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gut Microbiota and Obesity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,217 Views
20 Pages

Study of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Ameliorates Colon Morphology and Microbiota Function in High-Fat Diet Mice

  • Xinyu Cao,
  • Lu Zhou,
  • Yuxia Ding,
  • Chaofan Ma,
  • Qian Chen,
  • Ning Li,
  • Hao Ren,
  • Ping Yan and
  • Jianlei Jia

25 January 2026

This study investigates whether fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can alleviate gut microbiota dysbiosis induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) through modulation of fatty acid metabolism, competition for nutrients, production of short-chain fatty aci...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Gut Microbiome in Regulating Animal Health)

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