ArticleBMC microbiology2023
Upper respiratory tract microbiota is associated with small airway function and asthma severity.
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- Bacteria of the lung microbiome and health biomarkers in chronic airway disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Pooled it
- Global research landscape and emerging trends of respiratory microbiota and asthma: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Gut microbiota dysbiosis and the gut-lung axis in COPD: mechanisms, clinical relevance, and microbiota-targeted interventions.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
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- Link between respiratory microbiota and asthma: an emerging therapeutic approach.American journal of translational research · 2024Review
- Characterization of the upper respiratory tract microbiota in Chilean asthmatic children reveals compositional, functional, and structural differences.Frontiers in allergy · 2023Article
- Environmental allergen reduction in asthma management: an overview.Frontiers in allergy · 2023Review
- Airway Microbiome Composition and Co-Occurrence Network Are Associated with Inflammatory Phenotypes of Asthma.International archives of allergy and immunology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCharacteristics of airway microbiota might influence asthma status or asthma phenotype. Identifying the airway microbiome can help to investigate its role in the development of asthma phenotypes or small airway function.
methodsBacterial microbiota profiles were analyzed in induced sputum from 31 asthma patients and 12 healthy individuals from Beijing, China. Associations between small airway function and airway microbiomes were examined.
resultsComposition of sputum microbiota significantly changed with small airway function in asthma patients. Two microbiome-driven clusters were identified and characterized by small airway function and taxa that had linear relationship with small airway functions were identified.
conclusionsOur findings confirm that airway microbiota was associated with small airway function in asthma patients.
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