Helicobacter pylori infection: from standard to alternative treatment strategies

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2022

Autores

Sousa, C (Autor) Outra; Ferreira, R (Autor) Outra; Azevedo, NF (Autor) FEUP; Oleastro, M (Autor) Outra; Azeredo, J (Autor) Outra; Figueiredo C (Autor) FMUP; Melo, LDR (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Vol. 48

Páginas: 376-396

ISSN: 1040-841X

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 4 Citações

Scopus - 4 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00V-FDJ

DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.1975643

Abstract (EN): Helicobacter pylori is the major component of the gastric microbiome of infected individuals and one of the aetiological factors of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. The increasing resistance to antibiotics worldwide has made the treatment of H. pylori infection a challenge. As a way to overhaul the efficacy of currently used H. pylori antibiotic-based eradication therapies, alternative treatment strategies are being devised. These include probiotics and prebiotics as adjuvants in H. pylori treatment, antimicrobial peptides as alternatives to antibiotics, photodynamic therapy ingestible devices, microparticles and nanoparticles applied as drug delivery systems, vaccines, natural products, and phage therapy. This review provides an updated synopsis of these emerging H. pylori control strategies and discusses the advantages, hurdles, and challenges associated with their development and implementation. An effective human vaccine would be a major achievement although, until now, projects regarding vaccine development have failed or were discontinued. Numerous natural products have demonstrated anti-H. pylori activity, mostly in vitro, but further clinical studies are needed to fully disclose their role in H. pylori eradication. Finally, phage therapy has the potential to emerge as a valid alternative, but major challenges remain, namely the isolation of more H. pylori strictly virulent bacterio(phages).

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 21