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Signals from the gut microbiota to distant organs in physiology and disease

Schroeder, Bjoern O, Bäckhed, Fredrik·2016·Nature Medicine

Abstract

The ecosystem of the human gut consists of trillions of bacteria forming a bioreactor that is fueled by dietary macronutrients to produce bioactive compounds. These microbiota-derived metabolites signal to distant organs in the body, which enables the gut bacteria to connect to the immune and hormone system, to the brain (the gut-brain axis) and to host metabolism, as well as other functions of the host. This microbe-host communication is essential to maintain vital functions of the healthy host. Recently, however, the gut microbiota has been associated with a number of diseases, ranging from obesity and inflammatory diseases to behavioral and physiological abnormalities associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. In this Review, we will discuss microbiota-host cross-talk and intestinal microbiome signaling to extraintestinal organs. We will review mechanisms of how this communication might contribute to host physiology and discuss how misconfigured signaling might contribute to different diseases.

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Authors
Schroeder, B. O., & Bäckhed, F.
Affiliations
  • University of Gothenburg (SE)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
Corresponding author
Bäckhed, Fredrik
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2016-10
Volume
22
Issue
10
Pages
1079-1089
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W2527872371
Cited by
1,409
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 90 · 2025: 117 · 2024: 177 · 2023: 161 · 2022: 172 · 2021: 201 · 2020: 153 · 2019: 134 · 2018: 107 · 2017: 86 · 2016: 10
FWCI
10.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Västra Götalandsregionen
  • Hjärt-Lungfonden
  • Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
  • Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
  • Novo Nordisk Fonden (NNF13OC0008163)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
Keywords
gut microbiota, gut microbiota metabolites, gut-brain axis, host metabolism, immune system, neurodevelopmental disorders, obesity, inflammatory diseases

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