Study of the role of environmental factors in the etiopathogenesis of dysbiosis associated with Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders

Project objectives

Study the role of environmental factors such as exposure to air pollution, nutritional factors and lifestyles on the composition of the microbiota in healthy volunteers and in patients suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Start and end date

Project Manager

Coordinating institution of the project

Other Institutions involved

• Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology Section, University of Rome "Sapienza"
• Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology (IBFM) of the National Research Council (CNR), Via F.llii Cervi 93, 20054 Segrate (MI)
• Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition; Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia
• Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia

Funding source(s).