Gut microbiota and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: where do we stand?

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Jan;52(1):7-14. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.173. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Abstract

Advances in biological techniques have potentiated great progresses in understanding the interaction between human beings and the ∼10 to 100 trillion microbes living in their gastrointestinal tract: gut microbiota (GM). In this review, we describe recent emerging data on the role of GM in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, with a focus on immunomodulatory properties in the immune system recovery and the impact in the development of the main complications, as GvHD and infections.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / immunology*
  • Graft vs Host Disease* / immunology
  • Graft vs Host Disease* / microbiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunomodulation*
  • Infections* / immunology
  • Infections* / microbiology