Fariha Chowdhury, Lee Hill, Nyah Shah, Jelena Popov, Paige Cheveldayoff, Nikhil Pai
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The intestinal microbiome plays a strong, complementary role in the development and integrity of the intestinal epithelium. This biology is crucial for intestinal adaptation, particularly after the mucosal insults that lead to short bowel syndrome (SBS). The purpose of this review is to discuss relationships between the intestinal microbiota and the physiology of intestinal adaptation. RECENT FINDINGS: We will address interactions between the intestinal microbiome and nutritional metabolism, factors leading to dysbiosis in SBS, and common compositional differences of the gut microbiome in SBS patients as compared to healthy controls...
September 19, 2023: Current Opinion in Gastroenterology