Prestigioso hospital en Estados Unidos trata Enf de Crohn con Trasplante Fecal

El Hospital de niños de Seattle en el estado de Washington anuncia en su página web sobre los nuevos tratamientos en Enfermedad de Crohn. Entre los tratamientos que utiliza actualmente figura el trasplante de microbiota (materia fecal).

 

Fecal microbiota transplant therapy

Fecal microbiota transplant therapy

Fecal microbiota transplant therapy

Taking a sample of microbes from the intestine of a healthy person and putting it into the intestine of someone with a digestive problem. The donor is a close family member – for children, it’s usually a parent. The purpose is to improve the balance of microbes in the person who is ill. This method works in reducing infection with certain bacteria (Clostridium difficile, often called C. diff). It might help with other conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease. Fecal microbiota transplant therapy is also known as stool transplant or feces transplant.

(also known as stool transplant or feces transplant) is another new option. It involves taking a sample of the microbiome

Fecal microbiota transplant therapy

Taking a sample of microbes from the intestine of a healthy person and putting it into the intestine of someone with a digestive problem. The donor is a close family member – for children, it’s usually a parent. The purpose is to improve the balance of microbes in the person who is ill. This method works in reducing infection with certain bacteria (Clostridium difficile, often called C. diff). It might help with other conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease. Fecal microbiota transplant therapy is also known as stool transplant or feces transplant.

from the intestine of a healthy person and putting it into the intestine of the child with IBD. The purpose is to improve the balance of microbes and reduce inflammation. The donor is a close family member – for children, it’s usually a parent.

The results of this method vary, and more research is needed. It works in reducing infection with bacteria called Clostridium difficile (often called C. diff), and it helps some patients with IBD. Fecal microbiota transplant therapy is offered at Seattle Children’s. http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-conditions/digestive-gastrointestinal-conditions/crohns-disease-treatment/

Se ha visto repetidas veces que este tratamiento puede bajar los procesos inflamatorios de la Enfermedad de Crohn, en general superando todos los logros obtenidos hasta el momento por la medicación habitual (antiinflamatorios, antibióticos, inmunosupresores, etc.). Hay que tener en claro que las enfermedades inflamatorias de intestino (colon irritable, colitis ulcerosa y enfermedad de Crohn) no se curan, son padecimientos crónicos que se "apagan" o se "calman" pero que pueden reaparecer en cualquier momento por diversos motivos.
Hoy sabemos con certeza que en estas enfermedades las bacterias del intestino están profundamente alteradas y parece ser que con un esquema de repetidos trasplantes de microbiota es posible mejorar notablemente el cuadro inflamatorio. Todavía estamos a la espera de trabajos comparativos como para poder evaluar el alcance de estas nuevas estrategias. Lo que si sabemos con certeza es que todos los pacientes mejoran, que los síntomas se modifican significativamente.