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Alterations of the human gut microbiome in multiple sclerosis

Authors :
Sushrut Jangi
Roopali Gandhi
Laura M. Cox
Ning Li
Felipe von Glehn
Raymond Yan
Bonny Patel
Maria Antonietta Mazzola
Shirong Liu
Bonnie L. Glanz
Sandra Cook
Stephanie Tankou
Fiona Stuart
Kirsy Melo
Parham Nejad
Kathleen Smith
Begüm D. Topçuolu
James Holden
Pia Kivisäkk
Tanuja Chitnis
Philip L. De Jager
Francisco J. Quintana
Georg K. Gerber
Lynn Bry
Howard L. Weiner
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

The gut microbiome has been implicated in several autoimmune disorders. Here, the authors study the gut microbiome of patients with multiple sclerosis, and find correlations between altered abundance of certain gut microorganisms and changes in expression of immune defence genes.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.35ae99a066aa4e209648d2ff5f4029dc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12015