The involvement of gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis: Potential for therapy

Over the past recent years, a great number of studies have been directed toward the evaluation of the human host–gut microbiota interaction, with the goal to progress the understanding of the etiology of several complex diseases. Alterations in the intestinal microbiota associated with inflammatory bowel disease are well supported by literature data and have been widely accepted by the research community. The concomitant implementation of...