The human gastrointestinal tract is inhabited by the largest microbial community within the
human body consisting of trillions of microbes called gut microbiota. The normal flora is the …

The gut and lungs are anatomically distinct, but potential anatomic communications and
complex pathways involving their respective microbiota have reinforced the existence of a …

Human microbiome variation is linked to the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of many
diseases and associates with race and ethnicity in the United States. However, the age at …

The human microbiome functions as an intricate and coordinated microbial network,
residing throughout the mucosal surfaces of the skin, oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract …

Data from animal models suggest a role of early-life gut microbiota in lung immune
development, and in establishing susceptibility to respiratory infections and asthma in …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. Although primarily …

Aging is an inevitable natural process that impacts every individual, and understanding its
effect on the gut microbiome and dendritic cell (DC) functionality in elderly subjects is …

The prevalence of chronic immune and metabolic disorders is increasing rapidly. In
particular, inflammatory bowel diseases, obesity, diabetes, asthma and chronic obstructive …

Allergic diseases, such as food allergy (FA), atopic dermatitis (AD), and asthma, are
heterogeneous inflammatory immune-mediated disorders that currently constitute a public …

Older people are at an increased risk of developing respiratory diseases such as chronic
obstructive pulmonary diseases, asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or lung infections …