The Role of Methanogenic Archaea in Inflammatory Bowel Disease—A Review

• Published in: Journal of personalized medicine Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 196
• Main Authors: Cisek, Agata Anna, Szymańska, Edyta, Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk, Tamara, Cukrowska, Bożena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Age groups; Bacteria; Breastfeeding & lactation; Colon; Comparative analysis; Dysbacteriosis; Fatty acids; Hydrogen; Inflammation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Intestinal microflora; Intestine; Methanogenic archaea; Methanogenic bacteria; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Microorganisms; Older people; Pathogenesis; Pediatrics; Small intestine; Ulcerative colitis; Poland; Canada; methanogenic archaea; IBD; ulcerative colitis; pediatric diseases; methanogens; inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn’s disease

Methanogenic archaea are a part of the commensal gut microbiota responsible for hydrogen sink and the efficient production of short-chain fatty acids. Dysbiosis of methanogens is suspected to play a role in pathogenesis of variety of diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Unlike bacte...