The Gut Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Mielcarz, Daniel W ^a   Kasper, Lloyd H ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gut microbiome; Gut microbiota; Hygiene hypothesis; Immunity; Inflammation; MS; Multiple sclerosis; Treatment; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

BACTEROIDETES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA; EUBACTERIUM; FIRMICUTES; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREVALENCE; PROTEOBACTERIA; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SHIGELLA;

EID: 84927636233     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: 15343138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-015-0344-7     Document Type: Review

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