Pharma [e] cology: how the gut microbiome contributes to variations in drug response

KR Trepka, CA Olson, V Upadhyay… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Drugs represent our first, and sometimes last, line of defense for many diseases, yet despite
decades of research we still do not fully understand why a given drug works in one patient …

Response, resistance, and recovery of gut bacteria to human-targeted drug exposure

J de la Cuesta-Zuluaga, L Boldt, L Maier - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
Survival strategies of human-associated microbes to drug exposure have been mainly
studied in the context of bona fide pathogens exposed to antibiotics. Less well understood …

The impact of the human gut microbiome on the treatment of autoimmune disease

RR Nayak, DA Orellana - Immunological reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Autoimmune (or rheumatic) diseases are increasing in prevalence but selecting the best
therapy for each patient proceeds in trial‐and‐error fashion. This strategy can lead to …

The microbiome as a modulator of neurological health across the maternal-offspring interface

SB Orchanian, EY Hsiao - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2025 - jci.org
The maternal microbiome is emerging as an important factor that influences the neurological
health of mothers and their children. Recent studies highlight how microbial communities in …

Unveiling gut microbiota's role: Bidirectional regulation of drug transport for improved safety

J Wang, T Zhou - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Drug safety is a paramount concern in the field of drug development, with researchers
increasingly focusing on the bidirectional regulation of gut microbiota in this context. The gut …

Balancing act: counteracting adverse drug effects on the microbiome

J de la Cuesta-Zuluaga, P Müller, L Maier - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
The human gut microbiome, a community of microbes that plays a crucial role in our
wellbeing, is highly adaptable but also vulnerable to drug treatments. This vulnerability can …

[HTML][HTML] Mining human microbiomes reveals an untapped source of peptide antibiotics

MDT Torres, EF Brooks, A Cesaro, H Sberro, MO Gill… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Drug-resistant bacteria are outpacing traditional antibiotic discovery efforts. Here, we
computationally screened 444,054 previously reported putative small protein families from …

Systematic Characterization of Transport Regulation in Escherichia coli across defined environmental cues

C Binsfeld, RO Alarcon, M Wartel, M Stadler, C Mueller… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Transport of small molecules across the bacterial cell envelope is essential to ensure
nutrient uptake and protect bacteria from toxic compounds. Due to its decisive role, transport …

Novel sulfatase cancer therapeutics negatively impact Bacteroidota of the colonic microbiota in a non-sulfatase dependent manner

CJ Crawford, C Gunawan, Z Chen, DP Byrne, C Darby… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The S1 family of sulfatases is the sole family of enzymes that desulfate carbohydrates,
linking them to inflammatory bowel diseases and various cancers. There is an unmet need …

[BOK][B] Microbial Derived Modulators of Host Health and Behavior

CF Mavros - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The human body is home to complex microbial communities that are fundamental to our
physiology. Utilizing mouse models, behavior assays, gene expression analyses, and …