Date of Award
1-1-2015
Language
English
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College/School/Department
Department of Anthropology
Content Description
1 online resource (iii, 33 pages) : color illustrations.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Lawrence Schell
Committee Members
Timothy Gage
Keywords
Antibiotics, Immunity, Microbiome, Intestines, Malaria
Subject Categories
Biological and Physical Anthropology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish a theoretical impact of antibiotic misuse on the microbiome and its effects on immunity. Recent studies indicate the importance of a microbiome on the immune system. Both the leptin signaling pathways and CD4T cell production are influenced by the microbiome (Mazmanian, et al. 2005). The use of antibiotics has been associated with dysbiosis, a microbial imbalance in the digestive tract. The immune system is limited when the microbiome is dysbiotic.
Recommended Citation
Fagnani, Carmen, "Antibiotics, the microbiome, and immunity : a case study in Bangladesh" (2015). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1119.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1119