«Now that we understand what
the normal human microbiome looks like, we should be able to understand how changes in the microbiome are associated with, or even cause, illnesses.»
Not exact matches
With our
human gut - on - a-chip, we can not only culture the
normal gut
microbiome for extended times, but we can also analyze contributions of pathogens, immune cells, and vascular and lymphatic endothelium, as well as model specific diseases to understand complex pathophysiological responses of the intestinal tract.»
In this latest advance reported in PNAS, the Wyss team showed that the
human gut - on - a-chip's unique ability to co-culture intestinal cells with living microbes from the
normal gut
microbiome for an extended period of time, up to two weeks, could allow breakthrough insights into how the microbial communities that flourish inside our GI tracts contribute to
human health and disease.
Researchers have already restored the «
normal»
human gut
microbiome using fecal transplants to cure recurrent infections with the bacterium Clostridium difficile.
The faux colon they employed acts like the
normal gut environment and contains the microorganisms typically present in the
human microbiome.