Microbiome and human health: current understanding, engineering, and enabling technologies

N Aggarwal, S Kitano, GRY Puah, S Kittelmann… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The human microbiome is composed of a collection of dynamic microbial communities that
inhabit various anatomical locations in the body. Accordingly, the coevolution of the …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota and immune system interactions

JY Yoo, M Groer, SVO Dutra, A Sarkar, DI McSkimming - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dynamic interactions between gut microbiota and a host's innate and adaptive immune
systems are essential in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and inhibiting inflammation. Gut …

The role of short-chain fatty acids in intestinal barrier function, inflammation, oxidative stress, and colonic carcinogenesis

P Liu, Y Wang, G Yang, Q Zhang, L Meng, Y Xin… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), mainly including acetate, propionate, and butyrate, are
metabolites produced during the bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber in the intestinal tract …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of bacterial metabolites on gut barrier function and host immunity: a focus on bacterial metabolism and its relevance for intestinal inflammation

N Gasaly, P De Vos, MA Hermoso - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The diverse and dynamic microbial community of the human gastrointestinal tract plays a
vital role in health, with gut microbiota supporting the development and function of the gut …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of intestinal barrier function by microbial metabolites

S Ghosh, CS Whitley, B Haribabu, VR Jala - Cellular and molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The human gastrointestinal tract (GI) harbors a diverse population of microbial life that
continually shapes host pathophysiological responses. Despite readily available abundant …

The immunomodulatory functions of butyrate

MT Siddiqui, GAM Cresci - Journal of inflammation research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The gastrointestinal (GI) system contains many different types of immune cells, making it a
key immune organ system in the human body. In the last decade, our knowledge has …

[HTML][HTML] The intestinal barrier and current techniques for the assessment of gut permeability

I Schoultz, ÅV Keita - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The intestinal barrier is essential in human health and constitutes the interface between the
outside and the internal milieu of the body. A functional intestinal barrier allows absorption of …

Causal relationships among the gut microbiome, short-chain fatty acids and metabolic diseases

S Sanna, NR van Zuydam, A Mahajan, A Kurilshikov… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Microbiome-wide association studies on large population cohorts have highlighted
associations between the gut microbiome and complex traits, including type 2 diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] The human gut microbiome–a potential controller of wellness and disease

ZY Kho, SK Lal - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Interest toward the human microbiome, particularly gut microbiome has flourished in recent
decades owing to the rapidly advancing sequence-based screening and humanized …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome-based interventions to modulate gut ecology and the immune system

TCA Hitch, LJ Hall, SK Walsh, GE Leventhal, E Slack… - Mucosal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gut microbiome lies at the intersection between the environment and the host, with the
ability to modify host responses to disease-relevant exposures and stimuli. This is evident in …