Gill, Paul A;
Inniss, Saskia;
Kumagai, Tomoko;
Rahman, Farooq Z;
Smith, Andrew M;
(2022)
The Role of Diet and Gut Microbiota in Regulating Gastrointestinal and Inflammatory Disease.
Frontiers in Immunology
, 13
, Article 866059. 10.3389/fimmu.2022.866059.
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Abstract
Diet is an important lifestyle factor that is known to contribute in the development of human disease. It is well established that poor diet plays an active role in exacerbating metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Our understanding of how the immune system drives chronic inflammation and disease pathogenesis has evolved in recent years. However, the contribution of dietary factors to inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and arthritis remain poorly defined. A western diet has been associated as pro-inflammatory, in contrast to traditional dietary patterns that are associated as being anti-inflammatory. This may be due to direct effects of nutrients on immune cell function. Diet may also affect the composition and function of gut microbiota, which consequently affects immunity. In animal models of inflammatory disease, diet may modulate inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and in other peripheral sites. Despite limitations of animal models, there is now emerging evidence to show that anti-inflammatory effects of diet may translate to human gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases. However, appropriately designed, larger clinical studies must be conducted to confirm the therapeutic benefit of dietary therapy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Role of Diet and Gut Microbiota in Regulating Gastrointestinal and Inflammatory Disease |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fimmu.2022.866059 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.866059 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 Gill, Inniss, Kumagai, Rahman and Smith. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | diet, inflammation, gut microbiota, gastrointestinal tract, inflammatory bowel disease, mucosal immunity, fermented (cultured) dairy products |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute > Microbial Diseases UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10146931 |
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