According to a Swiss study of
gastro-intestinal germ Helocobacter pylori protects against allergic asthma. Unfounded antibiotics for an infection with this bacterium and in other cases is therefore more harmful than useful.
According to a Swiss study of
gastro-intestinal germ Helocobacter pylori protects against allergic asthma. Unfounded antibiotics for an infection with this bacterium and in other cases is therefore more harmful than useful.
In recent decades, it comes increasingly to allergies in the population.
Asthma is also becoming increasingly widespread. Immunologists from Switzerland have now discovered in a study that infection may protect the stomach and intestinal germ Helobacter pylori in allergic asthma.
In experiments, the researchers infected a group of young mice with the intestinal bacterium. After they put out these mice strongly allergenic substances. Asthmatic attacks, these mice suffered no or only slight. Another group of mice was first in adults infected with the intestinal bacteria and also exposed to the allergy-causing substances. These mice were less protected against asthma.
Resistant mice, which in itself contributed Helobacter pylori, and treated with antibiotics, suffered asthmatic attacks again. The antibiotics kill off the intestinal germ in a row and took away the allergy protection.
The researchers explained that can be enriched through the gastro-intestinal germ called regulatory T cells in the body. These T cells protect against asthma. This is also confirmed by another test in mice. Said T-cells were transferred to adult mice, then they also had asthma protection.
Helocobacter pylori is a widespread intestinal germ world, estimated that about half of all people carries the germ in their bodies. He usually goes unnoticed and does not cause symptoms. However, it can also cause in some stomach ulcers, stomach cancer and gastritis. For this reason, the common gut bacterium is prophylactic, ie preventive, fought with antibiotics, which may have due to the above tests negative effects.
The researchers warn that have to frequent administration of antibiotics and the resulting destruction of microorganisms to blame for the increase in allergies and allergic asthma. In many cases could be eliminated with antibiotics for treatment. Excessive hygiene especially in childhood is also evident for a good immune system often counterproductive.
