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The barrier and beyond: Roles of intestinal mucus and mucin-type O-glycosylation in resistance and tolerance defense strategies guiding host-microbe symbiosis.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The role of natural products in the intestinal barrier: a bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2025.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
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- Strategies for modelling the intestinal mucus interface: Focus on drug transport and host-microbiota interactions.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Review
- The Host-Symbiont-Pathogen Triad inMarine drugs · 2026Review
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- Longitudinal analysis of human milk oligosaccharides and mucin-2-glycans in infants reveals enrichment of sulfated and glucuronic acid-bearing HMOs.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026Article
- Mpi-driven N-glycosylation orchestrates mucin O-glycosylation and intestinal homeostasis.Nature communications · 2026Article
- The Gastrointestinal Barrier-Mechanisms of Barrier Dysfunction in Liver Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Geometrically Constrained Growth Factor Concentration Favors Enrichment of Goblet Cells and Mucus Formation.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2026Article
- Boron as a Molecular Architect of Host-Microbiome Symbiosis: Implications for Dysbiosis and Aging-Related Pathologies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The uropygial gland of the European hoopoe as a symbiotic organ.Animal microbiome · 2026Article
- The growth and pathogenesis ofInfection and immunity · 2026Article
- Novel Perspectives on the Relationship Between the Gastrointestinal Mucus Barrier and Soybean Agglutinin.Cells · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota-host adaptive immune interactions in type 2 diabetes mellitus: mechanisms, disease progression, and microbiota-based therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Effects of Gallic Acid Supplementation on Intestinal Function and Gut Microbial Community Structure inAquaculture nutrition · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota and intestinal permeability in rheumatoid arthritis: pathogenic mechanisms.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- Using MUC2 mucin producing tumorigenic human goblet-like cells to uncover functional properties of the mucus barrier.Gut microbes · 2025Article
- Intestinal Mucin Glycosylation: Structural Regulation, Homeostasis Maintenance and Disease Association.Biomolecules · 2025Review
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Abstract
Over the past two decades, our appreciation of the gut mucus has moved from a static lubricant to a dynamic and essential component of the gut ecosystem that not only mediates the interface between host tissues and vast microbiota, but regulates how this ecosystem functions to promote mutualistic symbioses and protect from microbe-driven diseases. By delving into the complex chemistry and biology of the mucus, combined with innovative in vivo and ex vivo approaches, recent studies have revealed novel insights into the formation and function of the mucus system, the O-glycans that make up this system, and how they mediate two major host-defense strategies - resistance and tolerance - to reduce damage caused by indigenous microbes and opportunistic pathogens. This current review summarizes these findings by highlighting the emerging roles of mucus and mucin-type O-glycans in influencing host and microbial physiology with an emphasis on host defense strategies against bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
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