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ReviewGut microbes2020

Interactions of commensal and pathogenic microorganisms with the mucus layer in the colon.

Rui Cai, Chen Cheng, Jianwei Chen, Xiaoqiang Xu, Chao Ding, Bing Gu

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Review in Gut microbes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rui CaiMedical Technology School, Xuzhou Medical University , Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Chen ChengMedical Technology School, Xuzhou Medical University , Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jianwei ChenBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen , Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2332-4609
Xiaoqiang XuR&D Center, Aimigene Institute , Shenzhen, China.
Chao DingDepartment of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing, China.
Bing GuMedical Technology School, Xuzhou Medical University , Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xuzhou Medical College · CNNanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNShenzhen Genoimmune Medical Institute · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestinal mucosal barrier, which is composed of epithelial cells and mucus layers secreted by goblet cells and contains commensal bacteria, constitutes the first line of defense against pathogenic gut microbiota. However, homeostasis between the microbiota and mucus layer is easily disrupted by certain factors, resulting in alteration of the gut microbiota and entry of pathogens to the intestinal mucosal barrier. In this review, we describe the structures and functions of the mucus layer, expound several crucial influencing factors, including diet styles, medications and host genetics, and discuss how pathogenic microorganisms interact with the mucus layer and commensal microbiota, with the understanding that unraveling their complex interactions under homeostatic and dysbiosis conditions in the colon would help reveal some underlying pathogenic mechanisms and thus develop new strategies to prevent pathogenic microbiological colonization.

Indexed as

Bacterial Physiological PhenomenaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsBacteriaColonDysbiosisHomeostasisHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansIntestinal MucosaSymbiosiscolonization resistancecommensalismmucinMucus layerpathogen

Identifiers

PMID32223365
PMCPMC7524288
OpenAlexW3013471276

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