Title:Gut Microbiota Modulation for Therapeutic Management of Various Diseases:
A New Perspective Using Stem Cell Therapy
Volume: 16
Author(s): Lamiaa A. Ahmed*Khaled F. Al-Massri
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Keywords:
Dysbiosis, fecal microbiota transplant, probiotics, prebiotics, stem cell therapy, gastrointestinal treat (GIF).
Abstract:
Dysbiosis has been linked to various diseases ranging from cardiovascular, neurologic, gastrointestinal,
respiratory, and metabolic illnesses to cancer. Restoring of gut microbiota balance represents
an outstanding clinical target for the management of various multidrug-resistant diseases. Preservation of
gut microbial diversity and composition could also improve stem cell therapy which now has diverse
clinical applications in the field of regenerative medicine.
Gut microbiota modulation and stem cell therapy may be considered a highly promising field that
could add up towards the improvement of different diseases, increasing the outcome and efficacy of each
other through mutual interplay or interaction between both therapies. Importantly, more investigations
are required to reveal the cross‐talk between microbiota modulation and stem cell therapy to pave the way
for the development of new therapies with enhanced therapeutic outcomes.
This review provides an overview of dysbiosis in various diseases and their management. It also discusses
microbiota modulation via antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplant to
introduce the concept of dysbiosis correction for the management of various diseases. Furthermore, we
demonstrate the beneficial interactions between microbiota modulation and stem cell therapy as a way for
the development of new therapies in addition to limitations and future challenges regarding the applications
of these therapies.