Tuniyazi Maimaiti, Zhang Naisheng
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Microorganisms. 2023 May 29;11(6):1427. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11061427.
Microbial communities inhabiting the human body play a crucial role in protecting the host against pathogens and inflammation. Disruptions to the microbial composition can lead to various health issues. Microbial transfer therapy (MTT) has emerged as a potential treatment option to address such issues. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the most widely used form of MTT and has been successful in treating several diseases. Another form of MTT is vaginal microbiota transplantation (VMT), which involves transferring vaginal microbiota from a healthy female donor to a diseased patient's vaginal cavity with the goal of restoring normal vaginal microbial composition. However, VMT has not been extensively studied due to safety concerns and a lack of research. This paper explores the therapeutic mechanisms of VMT and discusses future perspectives. Further research is necessary to advance the clinical applications and techniques of VMT.
居住在人体中的微生物群落对于保护宿主抵御病原体和炎症起着至关重要的作用。微生物组成的破坏会导致各种健康问题。微生物转移疗法(MTT)已成为解决此类问题的一种潜在治疗选择。粪便微生物群移植(FMT)是MTT最广泛使用的形式,并且已成功用于治疗多种疾病。MTT的另一种形式是阴道微生物群移植(VMT),它涉及将健康女性供体的阴道微生物群转移到患病患者的阴道腔,目的是恢复正常的阴道微生物组成。然而,由于安全问题和研究不足,VMT尚未得到广泛研究。本文探讨了VMT的治疗机制并讨论了未来前景。有必要进行进一步研究以推进VMT的临床应用和技术。