title: Systemic effects of gut microbiota and its relationship with disease and modulation.
abstract: The gut microbiota makes up the majority of the human bacterial population, and although the gut microbiota resides in the intestines, it is able to exert systemic effects. Therefore, many diseases and conditions could be impacted by the gut microbiota when its composition is imbalanced, otherwise known as dysbiosis. However, apart from understanding the illnesses, we must also try to understand the intestinal flora itself to move forward and develop potential treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Room L2-01, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China. jolietkho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jolie T K
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Room L2-01, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China. gcfchan@hku.hk.
authors.forename: Godfrey C F
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Room L2-01, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China. jamesli@hku.hk.
authors.forename: James C B
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D064806:Dysbiosis / Q000276:immunology*; D000069467:Fecal Microbiota Transplantation; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D056692:Prebiotics; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058616:Synbiotics
chemical_list: D056692:Prebiotics