Association between psoriasis and gut microbiota: a review
- Authors: Vasilieva V.P.1, Yenina D.S.1, Kapustina E.I.2, Kapko A.V.3, Cherkasova A.A.4, Raevsky K.P.5
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Affiliations:
- Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
- University REAVIZ
- Almazov National Medical Research Centre
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Issue: Vol 31, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 298-306
- Section: Reviews
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0869-2106/article/view/313404
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/medjrf643065
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/RULQJZ
- ID: 313404
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Abstract
Psoriasis is a systemic immune-mediated inflammatory disease that affects target organs and manifests primarily through skin lesions resulting from keratinocyte hyperproliferation. This condition can significantly reduce the quality of life. Psoriasis is widespread: according to the scientific data, it affects approximately 2% of the global population. Research in the psoriasis pathogenesis and its systemic effects remains a relevant focus in dermatology. Numerous recent studies have identified a correlation between psoriasis and inflammatory bowel diseases.
Psoriasis has been found to reduce both the qualitative and quantitative diversity of the gut microbiota, as well as to increase in opportunistic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Helicobacter spp., and Mycobacterium spp. In addition, patients with psoriasis exhibit an increased abundance of Firmicutes and a decrease in Bacteroides. A decrease in Bacteroides, in turn, reduces the production of butyrate, which plays a key role in protecting the intestinal epithelium. Alterations in the gut microbiota may contribute to the stimulation of autoimmune inflammation in psoriasis. Many researchers also agree that severe psoriasis is characterized by significantly altered microbiota in the study groups compared with controls. Intestinal dysbiosis may serve as a trigger for psoriasis relapse. Increased intestinal epithelial permeability contributes to the entry of a greater number of bacterial metabolites into the bloodstream, which in turn aggravates the course of psoriasis.
Clinical observations confirm the improvement of psoriatic skin lesions following the use of antibiotics, probiotics, or fecal microbiota transplantation. A detailed investigation of the relationship between psoriasis and the gut microbiota may serve as a potential marker for therapy assessment, improve treatment quality, and enhance the quality of life in affected patients.
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Valeria P. Vasilieva
Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: valeriavas19@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-9292-165X
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Daria S. Yenina
Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: eninad1212@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-2224-2217
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Elizaveta I. Kapustina
Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
Email: lizaogneva2002@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-3756-6768
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Anastasia V. Kapko
University REAVIZ
Email: kapkooo7@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-2021-1022
Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg
Alexandra A. Cherkasova
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Email: alexandra_cher390@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-5166-2297
Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg
Kirill Pavlovich Raevsky
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Email: raevskiykirill17@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9939-3443
SPIN-code: 9133-3802
MD
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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