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The gut microbiota shapes intestinal immune responses during health and disease
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Immunological dysregulation is the cause of many non-infectious human diseases such as autoimmunity, allergy and cancer. The gastrointestinal tract is the primary site of interaction between the host immune system and microorganisms, both symbiotic and pathogenic. In this Review we discuss findings indicating that developmental aspects of the adaptive immune system are influenced by bacterial colonization of the gut. We also highlight the molecular pathways that mediate host-symbiont interactions that regulate proper immune function. Finally, we present recent evidence to support that disturbances in the bacterial microbiota result in dysregulation of adaptive immune cells, and this may underlie disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease. This raises the possibility that the mammalian immune system, which seems to be designed to control microorganisms, is in fact controlled by microorganisms.
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- Authors
- Round, J. L., & Mazmanian, S. K.
- Affiliations
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mazmanian, Sarkis K.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Immunology
- Published
- 2009-05
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 313-323
- ISSN
- 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
- 1474-1741
- PMC
- PMC4095778
- OpenAlex
- W2034082915
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 11.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- erratum (2009-07-17)
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK078938)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Keywords
- gut microbiota, intestinal immune response, host-microbe interactions, bacterial colonization, inflammatory bowel disease, immune dysregulation, autoimmunity, allergy, cancer, symbiotic bacteria, pathogenic bacteria
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Disease, Health, Homeostasis, Humans, Intestines, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Immune System Phenomena
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