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ArticleNature immunology2013

Compartmentalized and systemic control of tissue immunity by commensals.

Yasmine Belkaid, Shruti Naik

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Article in Nature immunology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 205 papers.

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205citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

205 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Impact of oral administration of single strainFrontiers in immunology · 2022
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  20. Skin microbiome and dermatologic disorders.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yasmine BelkaidMucosal Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. ybelkaid@niaid.nih.gov
Shruti Naik

Funding

Role of the microbiota in immunityZIAAI001115 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI BELKAID, YASMINE · 2009 to 2025
$22.4M
Role of Tissue-Specific Factors in the Control of ImmunityZIAAI001132 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI BELKAID, YASMINE · 2011 to 2025
$6.4M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI001115Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI001132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The body is composed of various tissue microenvironments with finely tuned local immunosurveillance systems, many of which are in close apposition with distinct commensal niches. Mammals have formed an evolutionary partnership with the microbiota that is critical for metabolism, tissue development and host defense. Despite our growing understanding of the impact of this host-microbe alliance on immunity in the gastrointestinal tract, the extent to which individual microenvironments are controlled by resident microbiota remains unclear. In this Perspective, we discuss how resident commensals outside the gastrointestinal tract can control unique physiological niches and the potential implications of the dialog between these commensals and the host for the establishment of immune homeostasis, protective responses and tissue pathology.

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EcosystemAnimalsFemaleGastrointestinal TractHumansImmunologic SurveillanceMetagenomeMouthNasal CavityRespiratory SystemSkinVagina

Identifiers

PMID23778791
PMCPMC3845005

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