Intestinal bacteria to build the world's largest database in Japan January 11 4:43
The world's largest database will be created in Japan to collect bacteria from the intestine from about 5,000 people, which are said to be involved in the development of various diseases, and to examine the relationship with lifestyle, and drug development It is expected to be useful for prevention of diseases and diseases.
It is said that there are several hundred to 1,000 kinds of bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria in the human intestine, and it is thought that they are involved in the development of diseases such as arteriosclerosis and diabetes and the activation of immunity. Has been done.
Osaka Institute of Pharmaceutical Infrastructure, Health and Nutrition in Ibaraki City is collecting 1200 healthy intestinal bacteria and examining their relationship to lifestyle, and expanding this database to 5,000, the world's largest. I decided.
The institute will recruit volunteers over the age of 20 to collect stool to collect intestinal bacteria, as well as collect data on food habits, sleeping hours, exercise time, and other lifestyle habits.
Intestinal bacteria vary in type and quantity depending on their lifestyle and environment. The research institute will examine how these differences relate to their health status. He wants to help with drug development and disease prevention.
Researcher Koji Hosomi, who is in charge of analyzing the data, says, "It is also known that the effectiveness of drugs depends on the condition of intestinal bacteria. We want to help realize medical treatment tailored to each patient." .