Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Its Usage in Neuropsychiatric Disorders.
10.9758/cpn.2016.14.3.231
- Author:
Alper EVRENSEL
1
;
Mehmet Emin CEYLAN
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey. alperevrensel@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Fecal microbiota transplantation;
Psychiatry;
Neurology;
Immune system;
Gut-brain axis
- MeSH:
Autistic Disorder;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Clostridium difficile;
Colitis, Ulcerative;
Crohn Disease;
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic;
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation*;
Gastrointestinal Diseases;
Immune System;
Irritable Bowel Syndrome;
Methods;
Multiple Sclerosis;
Neurology;
Parkinson Disease;
Turkey
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2016;14(3):231-237
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Fecal microbiota transplantation has a 1700-year history. This forgotten treatment method has been put into use again during the last 50 years. The interest in microbiota-gut-brain axis and fecal microbiota transplantation is rapidly increasing. New evidence is obtained in the etiopathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders. There is a large number of experimental and clinical researches in the field of gut-brain axis. There is limited information on fecal microbiota transplantation. Despite this, initial results are promising. It is commonly used in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases such as Clostridium difficile infection, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis. It is also experimentally used in the treatment of metabolic and autoimmune diseases. There are case reports that it is effective in the treatment of autism, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome. Its implementation is easy, and it is a cheap and reliable treatment method. However, the long-term risks are unknown. Additionally, standard application protocols have not yet been established. There are a lot of questions to be answered. A university in Turkey has got official permission this year, and started to apply fecal microbiota transplantation. In this review, neuropsychiatric areas of use of fecal microbiota transplantation have been discussed in the light of the current information.
