The bidirectional interaction between our gut flora and drugs

Authors

  • Luana Conte
  • Cosimo Caldararo
  • Roberto Lupo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v5i1p7

Keywords:

microbiota, drugs

Abstract

The term "pharmacogenetics" refers to the study of individual genetic variations that give rise to different responses to the intake of a drug. Recently, however, it has begun to think that an important role in this sense can also be played by our microbiota. The interaction between our gut microbial flora and drugs is actually bidirectional: evidence has accumulated that some drugs, in addition to classical antibiotics, have a strong impact on the composition of the microbiota.

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Published

08-07-2021

Issue

Vol. 5, issue 1 (2021)

Section

Life Sciences

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