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Host-microbial interactions in the metabolism of therapeutic and diet-derived xenobiotics
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Our associated microbial communities play a critical role in human health and predisposition to disease, but the degree to which they also shape therapeutic interventions is not well understood. Here, we integrate results from classic and current studies of the direct and indirect impacts of the gut microbiome on the metabolism of therapeutic drugs and diet-derived bioactive compounds. We pay particular attention to microbial influences on host responses to xenobiotics, adding to the growing consensus that treatment outcomes reflect our intimate partnership with the microbial world, and providing an initial framework from which to consider a more comprehensive view of pharmacology and nutrition.
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- Authors
- Carmody, R. N., & Turnbaugh, P. J.
- Corresponding author
- Turnbaugh, Peter J.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2014-08-08
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 4173-4181
- ISSN
- 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4191041
- OpenAlex
- W1964115194
- Cited by
- 268
- References
- 91
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- FWCI
- 1.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Harvard University
- National Institutes of Health
- FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P50GM068763)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (F32DK101154)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
- Keywords
- host-microbe interactions, gut microbiota, xenobiotic metabolism, drug metabolism, therapeutic drugs, personalized medicine
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Binding Sites, Diet, Humans, Intestines, Mice, Transgenic, Protein Binding, Xenobiotics, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Probiotics, Gastrointestinal Tract, Mice, Microbial Interactions, Microbiota
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