[HTML][HTML] The microbiota of the respiratory tract: gatekeeper to respiratory health

WH Man, WAA de Steenhuijsen Piters… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
The respiratory tract is a complex organ system that is responsible for the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide. The human respiratory tract spans from the nostrils to the lung …

Geography, ethnicity or subsistence-specific variations in human microbiome composition and diversity

VK Gupta, S Paul, C Dutta - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
One of the fundamental issues in the microbiome research is characterization of the healthy
human microbiota. Recent studies have elucidated substantial divergences in the …

[HTML][HTML] Age-associated microbial dysbiosis promotes intestinal permeability, systemic inflammation, and macrophage dysfunction

N Thevaranjan, A Puchta, C Schulz, A Naidoo… - Cell host & …, 2017 - cell.com
Levels of inflammatory mediators in circulation are known to increase with age, but the
underlying cause of this age-associated inflammation is debated. We find that, when …

The microbiome of the upper respiratory tract in health and disease

C Kumpitsch, K Koskinen, V Schöpf… - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
The human upper respiratory tract (URT) offers a variety of niches for microbial colonization.
Local microbial communities are shaped by the different characteristics of the specific …

Parenteral BCG vaccine induces lung-resident memory macrophages and trained immunity via the gut–lung axis

M Jeyanathan, M Vaseghi-Shanjani, S Afkhami… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aside from centrally induced trained immunity in the bone marrow (BM) and peripheral
blood by parenteral vaccination or infection, evidence indicates that mucosal-resident innate …

Chronic exposure to synthetic food colorant Allura Red AC promotes susceptibility to experimental colitis via intestinal serotonin in mice

YH Kwon, S Banskota, H Wang, L Rossi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Chemicals in food are widely used leading to significant human exposure. Allura Red AC
(AR) is a highly common synthetic colorant; however, little is known about its impact on …

The role of the local microbial ecosystem in respiratory health and disease

WAA de Steenhuijsen Piters… - … Transactions of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Respiratory tract infections are a major global health concern, accounting for high morbidity
and mortality, especially in young children and elderly individuals. Traditionally, highly …

Airway microbiota dynamics uncover a critical window for interplay of pathogenic bacteria and allergy in childhood respiratory disease

SM Teo, HHF Tang, D Mok, LM Judd, SC Watts… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
Repeated cycles of infection-associated lower airway inflammation drive the pathogenesis
of persistent wheezing disease in children. In this study, the occurrence of acute respiratory …

Early-life respiratory infections and developmental immunity determine lifelong lung health

CM Lloyd, S Saglani - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Respiratory infections are common in infants and young children. However, the immune
system develops and matures as the child grows, thus the effects of infection during this time …

Infection in an aging population

KA Kline, DME Bowdish - Current opinion in microbiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•One third of deaths in adults in the elderly are due to infectious disease.•Changes
in the aging immune response increase the risk of infection in the elderly.•Respiratory …