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Our gut microbiome: The evolving inner self

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Kundu, Parag, Blacher, Eran, Elinav, Eran, Pettersson, Sven·2017·Cell

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The "holobiont" concept, defined as the collective contribution of the eukaryotic and prokaryotic counterparts to the multicellular organism, introduces a complex definition of individuality enabling a new comprehensive view of human evolution and personalized characteristics. Here, we provide snapshots of the evolving microbial-host associations and relations during distinct milestones across the lifespan of a human being. We discuss the current knowledge of biological symbiosis between the microbiome and its host and portray the challenges in understanding these interactions and their potential effects on human physiology, including microbiome-nervous system inter-relationship and its relevance to human variation and individuality.

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  • Reduced levels of intestinal mucus and production of microbe-derived short-chain fatty acids may be a mechanism by which the host experiences increased intestinal permeability, resulting in increased risk of local inflammation across the intestinal canal.

    “Reduced levels of intestinal mucus and the production of microbe-derived SCFAs may therefore be a mechanism by which the host experiences increased intestinal permeability, resulting in an increased risk of local inflammation across the intestinal canal.37,39”

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  • The gut microbiome changes continuously over life, with distinctive features at different ages.

    “A comprehensive view of the gut microbiome in both pediatric and adult FGIDs is important in order to account for the dynamics of the gut microbiome as it exhibits a continuum across the lifespan, with hallmark characteristics in different phases of life192.”
  • A comprehensive view of the gut microbiome in pediatric and adult FGIDs is important to account for its dynamics across the lifespan.

    “A comprehensive view of the gut microbiome in both pediatric and adult FGIDs is important in order to account for the dynamics of the gut microbiome as it exhibits a continuum across the lifespan, with hallmark characteristics in different phases of life192.”

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Authors
Kundu, P., Blacher, E., Elinav, E., & Pettersson, S.
Affiliations
  • Nanyang Technological University (SG)
  • Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)
Corresponding author
  • Kundu, Parag
  • Elinav, Eran
  • Pettersson, Sven
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-12
Volume
171
Issue
7
Pages
1481-1493
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2774516418
Cited by
633
References
128
Citations by year
2026: 31 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 54 · 2023: 87 · 2022: 89 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 107 · 2019: 71 · 2018: 60
FWCI
6.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Y. and R. Ungar
  • Abisch Frenkel Foundation for the Promotion of Life Sciences
  • Gurwin Family Fund for Scientific Research
  • Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
  • Crown Endowment Fund for Immunological Research
  • Benoziyo Endowment Fund for the Advancement of Science
  • Adelis Foundation
  • French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
  • V.R. Schwartz Research Fellow Chair
  • European Research Council
  • Marie Curie Integration
  • German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development
  • Israel Science Foundation
  • Minerva Foundation
  • Rising Tide Foundation
  • Helmholtz Foundation
  • European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes
  • Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (SUG 2017-001)
  • Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (50025000)
  • Nanyang Technological University (2016-T1-002-070)
  • Ministry Of Education
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 › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Infant Nutrition and Health
Keywords
gut microbiota, holobiont, host-microbe symbiosis, human lifespan, human evolution, individuality, human diversity
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Aging, Animals, Bacteria, Biological Evolution, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Organ Specificity, Puberty, Symbiosis

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