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The Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Human Health: An Integrative View
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The human gut harbors diverse microbes that play a fundamental role in the well-being of their host. The constituents of the microbiota—bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes—have been shown to interact with one another and with the host immune system in ways that influence the development of disease. We review these interactions and suggest that a holistic approach to studying the microbiota that goes beyond characterization of community composition and encompasses dynamic interactions between all components of the microbiota and host tissue over time will be crucial for building predictive models for diagnosis and treatment of diseases linked to imbalances in our microbiota.
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“Dietary interventions might influence the gut-brain axis by altering microbiota composition (and therefore altering PD pathogenesis) (Clemente et al., 2012;Cryan and Dinan, 2012;Maslowski and Mackay, 2011) or by affecting neuronal functioning in both the ENS and the CNS (Fig. 2).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Clemente, J. C., Ursell, L. K., Parfrey, L. W., & Knight, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Knight, Rob
- Venue
- Cell
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 148
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1258-1270
- ISSN
- 0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5050011
- OpenAlex
- W2033829415
- Semantic Scholar
- 370ed2c725f14753fefc20f41257eea80383a74a
- Cited by
- 3,710
- References
- 123
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- FWCI
- 13.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Cell (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- National Human Genome Research Institute (R01HG004872)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32-GM08759, T32GM008759, T32GM142607)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P01DK078669)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01MD011389)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Keywords
- gut microbiota, human health, host-microbe interactions, immune system, microbial communities, disease development, microbiota imbalance, prediction model, diagnosis and treatment
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Bacteria, Humans, Parasites, Gastrointestinal Tract, Metagenome, Microbial Interactions
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