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ReviewImmunity2019

Pursuing Human-Relevant Gut Microbiota-Immune Interactions.

Sean P Spencer, Gabriela K Fragiadakis, Justin L Sonnenburg

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Review in Immunity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sean P SpencerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Gabriela K FragiadakisDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: gabif@stanford.edu.
Justin L SonnenburgDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA; Center for Human Microbiome Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: jsonnenburg@stanford.edu.

Funding

TRAINING GRANT IN ACADEMIC GASTROENTEROLOGYT32DK007056 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Natalie J. Torok · 1986 to 2026
$6.5M
Impact of Diet on Intestinal Microbiota-Host DynamicsR01DK085025 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JUSTIN L SONNENBURG · 2010 to 2026
$6.4M
Defining and Reconstructing the Human Ancestral MicrobiomeDP1AT009892 · NCCIH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI SONNENBURG, JUSTIN L · 2017 to 2021
$5.5M
NCCIH NIH HHS DP1 AT009892NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK085025NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota is a complex and plastic network of diverse organisms intricately connected with human physiology. Recent advances in profiling approaches of both the microbiota and the immune system now enable a deeper exploration of immunity-microbiota connections. An important next step is to elucidate a human-relevant "map" of microbial-immune wiring while focusing on animal studies to probe a prioritized subset of interactions. Here, we provide an overview of this field's current status and discuss two approaches for establishing priorities for detailed investigation: (1) longitudinal intervention studies in humans probing the dynamics of both the microbiota and the immune system and (2) the study of traditional populations to assess lost features of human microbial identity whose absence may be contributing to the rise of immunological disorders. These human-centered approaches offer a judicious path forward to understand the impact of the microbiota in immune development and function.

Indexed as

Host-Pathogen InteractionsImmune SystemAnimalsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHomeostasisHumansImmunityPatient-Centered Care

Identifiers

PMID31433970
PMCPMC7205593

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