IJMS, Vol. 24, Pages 5723: Programming Factors of Neonatal Intestinal Dysbiosis as a Cause of Disease

IJMS, Vol. 24, Pages 5723: Programming Factors of Neonatal Intestinal Dysbiosis as a Cause of Disease

International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms24065723

Authors: Miljana Z. Jovandaric Stefan Dugalic Sandra Babic Ivana R. Babovic Srboljub Milicevic Dejan Mihajlovic Miljan Culjic Tamara Zivanovic Aleksandar Trklja Bogdan Markovic Vera Plesinac Zorica Jestrovic Biljana Medjo Misela Raus Miroslava Gojnic Dugalic

The intestinal microbiota consists of trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that achieve a perfect symbiosis with the host. They perform immunological, metabolic, and endocrine functions in the body. The microbiota is formed intrauterine. Dysbiosis is a microbiome disorder characterized by an imbalance in the composition of the microbiota, as well as changes in their functional and metabolic activities. The causes of dysbiosis include improper nutrition in pregnant women, hormone therapy, the use of drugs, especially antibiotics, and a lack of exposure to the mother’s vaginal microbiota during natural birth. Changes in the intestinal microbiota are increasingly being identified in various diseases, starting in the early neonatal period into the adult period. Conclusions: In recent years, it has become more and more obvious that the components of the intestinal microbiota are crucial for the proper development of the immune system, and its disruption leads to disease.