INTESTINAL PARASITES-GUT MICROBIOTA INTERACTIONS: A REVIEW | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Volume 53, Issue 1, April 2023, Page 101-110 PDF (1006.67 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2023.297352 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| HEBAT-ALLAH S. A. YOUSOF | ||||
| Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| microorganisms which engage with the intestinal mucosa performing crucial bioactivities for the host and play critical functions in human health. Disruption of the gut microbiota from its normal balance, as well as its interaction with the host’s immune system, can influence host susceptibility to infection and thus determining the consequence of infections by intestinal microbial agents. Diversity of gut microbiota is linked with several metabolic and immunological conditions, which makes it of great public health concern. Protozoa can exert a negative impact on gut microbial ecosystem balance due to niche competition or by influencing the local innate immune response. Helminths, however, can have a positive impact by expanding bacterial populations that produce short-chain fatty acids and thus enhancing host's health status. This review highlights interaction between some intestinal parasites and diversity of gut microbiota ecosystem | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Dysbiosis; Gut microbiota; Helminth; Interaction; Intestinal parasites; Protozoa | ||||
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