The role of microbioma is more and more recognized as fundamental for the developement of the immunitary system. Professor Alessandro Fiocchi (Rome, Italy) talks about the attempts to use microbioma modulation to treat and prevent allergic diseases.
If the use of prebiotics and probioticsat a therapeutical purpose is still not effective, as recent studies on asthma and atopic dermatitis seem to highlight, the situation is different with regard to prevention.