Gut microbiota as a separate body system

Yudina Yu.V.; Korsunsky A.A.; Aminova A.I.; Abdullaeva G.D.; Prodeus A.P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/dokgastro2019804-05136

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Abstract:

Microbiocenosis of various ecological niches of the human body has been studied for many years around the world. In this article, gut microbiota is considered as a separate system of the human body. The relevance of this issue is due to importance of microbiota for the human body. Gut microflora performs various essential functions: participates in digestion, vitamins, hormones and biologically active substances synthesis. Microbiota influences our health, immune response against various adverse factors and formation of the primary prevention of diseases starting from infancy. Human microbiome is a large community of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Development of molecular and genetic testing expanded our knowledge about taxonomic composition of microbiomes and their role and functions in the human body. Undoubtedly, bowel has the most diverse spectrum of microorganisms that needs further investigation. Moreover, modern advances in medical science make it possible to consider gut microbiotope as a new organ or system of the body with its typical features: integrity and divisibility, stable connections, organization and emergence. The purpose of this review is to prove that gut microbiota is a separate functioning system of the human body.

Keywords:

microbiota

functions

intestine

organ

Authors:

Yudina Yu.V.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Korsunsky A.A.

Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia;
G.N. Speransky City Children’s Clinical Hospital No 9, Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia

Aminova A.I.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia;
Speransky Children’s Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Department of Health, Moscow, Russia

Abdullaeva G.D.

OOO 'Medkvadrat', Moscow, Russia

Prodeus A.P.

N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia;
G.N. Speransky City Children’s Clinical Hospital Nine, Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia

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