GUT MICROBIOME MODULATION AND SICK BUILDING SYNDROME: AN OVERVIEW

Ogunsona S. B.*, Adedoyin A. T., Ogunleke O. B., Sangodare A. O.

ABSTRACT

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a term used to describe a group of vague symptoms that people living in a building suffer from and cannot be assigned to some particular illness or reason, but are somehow related to the time spent in that building. Traditional research has mainly been concerned with IAQ (indoor air quality), ventilation systems and environmental pollutants, but new studies give more credence to the idea that gut microbiome changes could in part be responsible for the occurrence and severity of SBS symptoms. This article looks into the areas where human gut microbiome, environmental exposures in buildings, and SBS symptoms come together, discussing the possible mechanisms, outcomes, and even the implications for treatment.

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