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Immune-microbiota interactions in health and disease

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Palm, Noah W., de Zoete, Marcel R., Flavell, Richard A.·2015·Clinical Immunology

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Recent studies have revealed that the intestinal microbiota plays an important role in host physiology and pathophysiology in health and disease. One of the major mechanisms by which the gut microbiota influences the host is through its interactions with and effects on the host immune system. In this review, we discuss the reciprocal interactions between the host immune system and the gut microbiota, with a particular focus on individual microbes that impact the host through dramatic and specific interactions with the adaptive immune system. We highlight the idea that the presence or absence of specific immunologically important members of the microbiota can determine disease susceptibility and propose that the identification and characterization of these bacteria in humans will eventually allow us to elucidate the role of microbiota composition in human disease.

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  • The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in the regulation of metabolic, endocrine, and immune functions.

    “A substantial body of evidence supports that the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in the regulation of metabolic, endocrine and immune functions.”

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    The Introduction says the microbiota affects host physiology and links dysbiosis to obesity and metabolic syndrome. The section on regulation of the microbiota by the immune system also says the microbiota has a dramatic effect on the immune system. Our copy does not establish a role in regulating endocrine functions, and the metabolic link is less specific than the claimed regulation of metabolic functions. Page numbers were not available. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Palm, N. W., de Zoete, M. R., & Flavell, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Flavell, Richard A.
Venue
Clinical Immunology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-08
Volume
159
Issue
2
Pages
122-127
ISSN
1521-6616 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W778562142
Cited by
315
References
81
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 31 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 8
FWCI
3.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinical Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30DK034989, P30DK045735)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
Keywords
gut microbiota, host-microbe interactions, adaptive immunity, disease susceptibility, microbiota composition, host immunity
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, B-Lymphocytes, Humans, Immunoglobulin A, Immune System, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Intestines, Symbiosis, T-Lymphocytes, Adaptive Immunity

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