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First received: April 14, 2023

Clinical Trial: Effect of Antibiotics on Enteric Neurons and Glia

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Antibiotic Enterocolitis

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Effect of Antibiotics on Submucosal Enteric Neurons and Glia in the Lower Gastrointestinal

Brief Summary: The interactions between bacteria and their products with the intestinal tissue are important for maintaining a healthy and balanced system.Alterations in gut bacteria communities have been associated with various human pathologies.The investigators have found that mice treated with short and long-term antibiotics exhibit a transient yet profound loss of neurons in the more superficial submucosal and deeper muscularis plexi in the intestine accompanied by slow motility.Glia cells also depend on microbiota for…

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