MICROFLORA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of the intestinal microflora, which is one of the most urgent problems in pediatrics. Special attention is paid to the process of microbiocenosis formation during early postnatal period, as well as to the realization of the main microflora function, which consists in colonization resistance in close interaction with the components of the local immune system. The author throws light upon the mechanisms of the development of the tolerance to the indigenous microflora, as well as upon the methods of the microflora correction with the help of alimentary pharmacobiotic drugs.

Keywords

• microbial-intestinal tissue complex
• microflora
• immune system
• probiotics