Gut Microbiota Associations with Metabolic Syndrome and Relevance of Its Study in Pediatric Subjects

Overview

Journal Gut Microbes

Specialties Gastroenterology
Microbiology

Date 2021 Sep 7

PMID 34491882

Citations 20

Authors

Ana K Carrizales-Sanchez

Tomas Garcia-Cayuela

Carmen Hernandez-Brenes

Carolina Senes-Guerrero

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Abstract

Childhood obesity and T2DM have shown a recent alarming increase due to important changes in global lifestyle and dietary habits, highlighting the need for urgent and novel solutions to improve global public health. Gut microbiota has been shown to be relevant in human health and its dysbiosis has been associated with MetS, a health condition linked to the onset of relevant diseases including T2DM. Even though there have been recent improvements in the understanding of gut microbiota-host interactions, pediatric gut microbiota has been poorly studied compared to adults. This review provides an overview of MetS and its relevance in school-age children, discusses gut microbiota and its possible association with this metabolic condition including relevant emerging gut microbiome-based interventions for its prevention and treatment, and outlines future challenges and perspectives in preventing microbiota dysbiosis from the early stages of life.

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