Juntendo Medical Journal
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Current Applications and Future Prospects of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
DAI ISHIKAWA XIAOCHEN ZHANGAKIHITO NAGAHARA
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Article ID: JMJ24-0045-R

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 In recent years, the impact of gut microbiota on human health has gained increasing recognition, highlighting the potential benefits of regulating gut microbiota for patient care. Consequently, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a novel treatment for improving dysbiosis. It is necessary to summarize and discuss the current research and future development possibilities.

 This advanced microbial therapy restores the gut microbiome by introducing a diverse array of microorganisms from healthy donors, thereby correcting dysbiosis and re-establishing a fully functional ecosystem. Ongoing research on FMT is actively conducted in various fields worldwide. This study provides an overview of the progress of clinical research on the effects of FMT in gastrointestinal diseases, immune checkpoint inhibitors, allergic diseases, and central nervous system diseases, as well as the results of our ongoing clinical study on “FMT combined with antibiotics for ulcerative colitis.”

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