The etiology and mechanisms of autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not yet fully understood. There is currently no treatment for ASD for providing significant improvement in core symptoms. Recent studies suggest, however, that ASD is associated with gut dysbiosis, indicating that modulation of gut microbiota in children with ASD may thus reduce the manifestation of ASD symptoms. The aim of this pilot study (prospective randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled) was to evaluate efficacy of the biological response modifier Juvenil in modulating the microbiome of children with ASD and, in particular, whether Juvenil is able to alleviate the symptoms of ASD. In total, 20 children with ASD and 12 neurotypical children were included in our study. Supplementation of ASD children lasted for three months. To confirm Juvenil's impact on the gut microbiome, stool samples were collected from all children and the microbiome's composition was analyzed. This pilot study demonstrated that the gut microbiome of ASD children differed significantly from that of healthy controls and was converted by Juvenil supplementation toward a more neurotypical microbiome that positively modulated children's autism symptoms.
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- autistická porucha mikrobiologie MeSH
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- dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
- dysbióza mikrobiologie MeSH
- feces mikrobiologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- pilotní projekty MeSH
- poruchy autistického spektra * mikrobiologie MeSH
- potravní doplňky * MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- střevní mikroflóra * MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
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- časopisecké články MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- sexuální zneužívání dítěte MeSH
- vývoj dítěte MeSH
- zneužívané dítě MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- lidé MeSH
