Role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Part 1. Clinical and experimental evidence for the involvement of the gut microbiota in the development of multiple sclerosis

Abstract

The review discusses the complex role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, summarizes data from studies of changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiome in patients with multiple sclerosis, and provides evidence of the involvement of the intestinal microbiota in the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in animals, a valid model of multiple sclerosis.