Microbial-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Overview of Human Studies

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of multifactorial and inflammatory infirmities comprised by two main entities: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Classic strategies to treat IBD are focused on decreasing inflammation besides of inducing and extending disease remission. However, these approaches have several limitations such as low responsiveness, excessive immunosuppression and refractoriness. Despite the...