Role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Part 3. Gut microbiota as a potential trigger for multiple sclerosis

Abstract

The previous part of the review examined the role of the intestinal microbiota as a susceptibility factor to multiple sclerosis. This part of the review provides facts that confirm the trigger role of intestinal microbiota. The main attention is paid to the initial stages of pathogenesis, which, according to the modern concept of multiple sclerosis, occur in the gastrointestinal tract.