Do you know? Antibiotics do more harm than good
A new research shows that the body’s microbes are
effective in maintaining immune cells and killing certain oral infections.
Scientists have long known that overuse of antibiotics can do more harm than good.
For example, overuse can cause antibiotic resistance. But research into this
phenomenon in oral health was uncharted territory.
Researchers examined “resident” bacteria, their fatty
acids and their effect on certain types of white blood cells that combat
infections in the mouth. Specifically, they looked at the “short-term
maintenance” of Tregs and Th-17 cells in fighting fungal infections, such as
Candida, in a laboratory setting.
They found that those natural defenses were very
effective in reducing infection and unwanted inflammation– and antibiotics can prevent such natural defenses.
“We set out to find out what happens when you don’t
have bacteria to fight a fungal infection,” said Pushpa Pandiyan,
a researcher. “What we found was that antibiotics can kill short-chain fatty
acids produced by body’s own good bacteria. We have good bacteria doing good
work every day, why kill them. As is the case with many infections, if you
leave them alone, they will leave on their own.”
Pandiyan said that the study could have broader
implications on the protective effects of “resident microbiota” in other types
of infections.
26.09.2018
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