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Role of oxygen gradients in shaping redox relationships between the human intestine and its microbiota

Espey, Michael Graham·2013·Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Abstract

The unique anatomy and physiology of the intestine in conjunction with its microbial content create the steepest oxygen gradients in the body, which plunge to near anoxia at the luminal midpoint. Far from static, intestinal oxygen gradients ebb and flow with every meal. This in turn governs the redox effectors nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, and reactive oxygen species of both host and bacterial origin. This review illustrates how the intestine and microbes utilize oxygen gradients as a backdrop for mechanistically shaping redox relationships and a functional coexistence.

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Authors
Espey, M. G.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Espey, Michael Graham
Venue
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-02
Volume
55
Pages
130-140
ISSN
0891-5849 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2049085828
Cited by
396
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159
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FWCI
1.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL92624, R01HL092624)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P30NS057098)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
Keywords
gut microbiota, host-microbe interactions, redox signaling, nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, reactive oxygen species
MeSH terms
Humans, Intestinal Mucosa, Intestines, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxygen, Microbiota

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