Application of gut microbiom intervention in autism spectrum disorder

ZHAO Yingxin; HE Fan; ZHENG Yi

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1702

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3) : 279-283. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1702

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Application of gut microbiom intervention in autism spectrum disorder

ZHAO Yingxin^1,2, HE Fan^1,2, ZHENG Yi^1,2

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The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder(ASD) is rising, which has become one of the main challenges of modern medicine. In addition to the core symptoms such as continuous damage to social interaction and limited and repeated interests, activities or behavior patterns, it will also be accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms, irritability and aggressive behavior, emotional problems, hyperactivity symptoms, sleep problems, etc., which will bring heavy mental and economic burden to caregivers. At present, the etiology of ASD is not clear.The main treatment of ASD is behavioral therapy, and there is no effective drug to treat its core symptoms. In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the potential mediating role of gut microbiom as risk factors in patients with ASD. Several clinical studies have shown that changes of gut microbiom can not only improve the gastrointestinal symptoms of ASD, but also improve its maladaptive behavior. Further studies are warranted to explore the effect of gut microbiom on ASD symptoms so as to provide more powerful evidence for clinical practice.

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autism / gut microbiom / probiotics / probiotics / fecal microbiota transplant

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ZHAO Yingxin, HE Fan, ZHENG Yi. Application of gut microbiom intervention in autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2023, 31(3): 279-283 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1702

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