{"id":12854,"date":"2025-02-12T21:19:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=12854"},"modified":"2025-02-12T21:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:19:47","slug":"breakthrough-vitiligo-treatment-uses-gut-bacteria-to-restore-skin-pigmentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/12\/breakthrough-vitiligo-treatment-uses-gut-bacteria-to-restore-skin-pigmentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough Vitiligo Treatment Uses Gut Bacteria to Restore Skin Pigmentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A new breakthrough offers hope for people suffering from vitiligo, a skin condition that causes loss of pigmentation. The innovative treatment, which has shown remarkable success in mice, is based on a natural compound produced by beneficial gut bacteria.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"677\">According to New Atlas, citing the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder in which melanocytes\u2014cells responsible for producing melanin\u2014are attacked and destroyed in certain areas of the skin. This results in white patches that, while not harmful, can significantly affect a person\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"807\">Although steroid creams and other treatments exist, they are not effective for everyone and can have undesirable side effects.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12856\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12856 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bouhak1.jpg\" alt=\"Scientists have developed a promising vitiligo treatment using beneficial gut bacteria\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bouhak1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bouhak1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bouhak1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vitiligo treatment breakthrough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"839\">The Role of Gut Bacteria<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"1071\">Recent studies have shown that in vitiligo-affected skin, there is an imbalance in the natural microbial community. Specifically, beneficial bacteria that protect melanocytes are lacking, while harmful bacteria are more abundant.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1408\">With this in mind, researchers from Northwestern University investigated Bacillus subtilis, a probiotic bacterium found in the gut and soil. They engineered a modified version of the bacterium to produce higher amounts of bioactive molecules known as exopolysaccharides (EPS), which are known to suppress unwanted immune responses.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1443\">Remarkable Success Rate<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1722\">In lab tests on vitiligo-affected mice, one group received weekly EPS injections for 18 weeks, while a control group remained untreated. While the control group showed no changes, the treated mice exhibited an astonishing 74% reduction in pigmentation loss on their backs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1897\">Tissue analysis revealed a 63.6% decrease in cytotoxic T cells, which attack melanocytes, and a 1.7-fold increase in regulatory T cells, which protect melanocytes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"2164\">Lead researcher Professor Caroline Le Poole commented, &#8220;The results in our model were striking. Weekly administration of a microbial compound significantly suppressed disease progression. It made an incredible difference in an aggressive model of vitiligo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12857\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12857 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/03-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Scientists have developed a promising vitiligo treatment using beneficial gut bacteria. In lab tests, the therapy restored skin pigmentation in mice by 74%\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/03-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/03-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/03-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/03-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vitiligo treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"2166\" data-end=\"2383\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Further research will evaluate the treatment&#8217;s effectiveness in humans and its long-term effects. 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