Microbiome and human health: current understanding, engineering, and enabling technologies

N Aggarwal, S Kitano, GRY Puah, S Kittelmann… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The human microbiome is composed of a collection of dynamic microbial communities that
inhabit various anatomical locations in the body. Accordingly, the coevolution of the …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiome lipid metabolism and its impact on host physiology

EM Brown, J Clardy, RJ Xavier - Cell host & microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Metabolites produced by commensal gut microbes impact host health through their
recognition by the immune system and their influence on numerous metabolic pathways …

Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y **e, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiota metabolism of intestinal amino acids impacts host nutrient homeostasis and physiology

TT Li, X Chen, D Huo, M Arifuzzaman, S Qiao, WB **… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
The intestine and liver are thought to metabolize dietary nutrients and regulate host nutrient
homeostasis. Here, we find that the gut microbiota also reshapes the host amino acid (aa) …

Gut microbiome and metabolome profiling in Framingham heart study reveals cholesterol-metabolizing bacteria

C Li, M Stražar, AMT Mohamed, JA Pacheco… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is associated with an
altered gut microbiome. Our understanding of the underlying mechanisms has been …

Parabacteroides distasonis ameliorates hepatic fibrosis potentially via modulating intestinal bile acid metabolism and hepatocyte pyroptosis in male mice

Q Zhao, MY Dai, RY Huang, JY Duan, T Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Parabacteroides distasonis (P. distasonis) plays an important role in human health,
including diabetes, colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. Here, we show that …

Western diets and chronic diseases

TE Adolph, H Tilg - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract 'Westernization', which incorporates industrial, cultural and dietary trends, has
paralleled the rise of noncommunicable diseases across the globe. Today, the Western-style …

Mobile genetic elements from the maternal microbiome shape infant gut microbial assembly and metabolism

T Vatanen, KS Jabbar, T Ruohtula, J Honkanen… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The perinatal period represents a critical window for cognitive and immune system
development, promoted by maternal and infant gut microbiomes and their metabolites. Here …

Applications of machine learning in metabolomics: Disease modeling and classification

A Galal, M Talal, A Moustafa - Frontiers in genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metabolomics research has recently gained popularity because it enables the study of
biological traits at the biochemical level and, as a result, can directly reveal what occurs in a …

Multimodal interactions of drugs, natural compounds and pollutants with the gut microbiota

AE Lindell, M Zimmermann-Kogadeeva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The gut microbiota contributes to diverse aspects of host physiology, ranging from
immunomodulation to drug metabolism. Changes in the gut microbiota composition are …