ReviewMucosal immunology2010
A new vision of immunity: homeostasis of the superorganism.
Review in Mucosal immunology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The role of dysbiosis in shaping host immunity in endometrial cancer development.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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- Exploiting Unique Features of Microneedles to Modulate Immunity.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2023Review
- Distinct members of thebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Commensal bacteria promote azathioprine therapy failure in inflammatory bowel disease via decreasing 6-mercaptopurine bioavailability.Cell reports. Medicine · 2023Article
- The adaptive microbiome hypothesis and immune interactions in amphibian mucus.Developmental and comparative immunology · 2023Review
- Emergence of the fungal immune system.iScience · 2023Review
30 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The immune system is commonly perceived as an army of organs, tissues, cells, and molecules that protect from disease by eliminating pathogens. However, as in human society, a clear definition of good and evil might be sometimes difficult to achieve. Not only do we live in contact with a multitude of microbes, but we also live with billions of symbionts that span all the shades from mutualists to potential killers. Together, we compose a superorganism that is capable of optimal living. In that context, the immune system is not a killer, but rather a force that shapes homeostasis within the superorganism.
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