CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 520-525.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2021.04.016

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The interactions between malaria and gut microbiota

ZHONG Qiu-ting1(), SONG Jian-ping1, LV Fang-li2,3,4,*()   

  1. 1 Artemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
    2 Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
    3 Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
    4 Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biological Vector Control, Guangzhou 510080, China
  • Received:2020-11-12 Revised:2020-12-02 Online:2021-08-30 Published:2021-06-04
  • Contact: LV Fang-li E-mail:1019746004@qq.com;fanglilu@yahoo.com
  • Supported by:
    Grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81971955);Grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81873218);Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2019A1515011667);Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2021A1515012115)

Abstract:

Intestine is the largest and most important micro-ecosystem in the human body, and gut microbiota is closely related to human health and various diseases. This review summarizes the relationship between gut microbiota and diseases, the impact of malaria on gut microbiota, including damage of gastrointestinal type malaria to the intestine, and alterations of the composition, constitution, and function of gut microbiota caused by malaria; and the impact of gut microbiota on malaria, including the impact of gut microbiota on the risk of malaria and the outcome of malaria. Exploring the interactions between malaria and gut microbiota may provide clues for prevention and control of malaria.

Key words: Malaria, Gut microbiota, Interaction

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