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ReviewImmunity, inflammation and disease2024

Commensal microbiome and gastrointestinal mucosal immunity: Harmony and conflict with our closest neighbor.

Kexin Tian, Dehong Jing, Junzhe Lan, Mingming Lv, Tingting Wang

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Review in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 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

21 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

5 authors.

Kexin TianThe State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Immunology, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2591-0222
Dehong JingThe State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Immunology, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Junzhe LanThe State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Immunology, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Mingming LvDepartment of Breast, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity, and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Tingting WangThe State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Immunology, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 021414380500Nanjing Medical Science and Technique Development Foundation JQX21009National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772542National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072648Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20211508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe gastrointestinal tract contains a wide range of microorganisms that have evolved alongside the immune system of the host. The intestinal mucosa maintains balance within the intestines by utilizing the mucosal immune system, which is controlled by the complex gut mucosal immune network.

objectiveThis review aims to comprehensively introduce current knowledge of the gut mucosal immune system, focusing on its interaction with commensal bacteria.

resultsThe gut mucosal immune network includes gut-associated lymphoid tissue, mucosal immune cells, cytokines, and chemokines. The connection between microbiota and the immune system occurs through the engagement of bacterial components with pattern recognition receptors found in the intestinal epithelium and antigen-presenting cells. This interaction leads to the activation of both innate and adaptive immune responses. The interaction between the microbial community and the host is vital for maintaining the balance and health of the host's mucosal system.

conclusionThe gut mucosal immune network maintains a delicate equilibrium between active immunity, which defends against infections and damaging non-self antigens, and immunological tolerance, which allows for the presence of commensal microbiota and dietary antigens. This balance is crucial for the maintenance of intestinal health and homeostasis. Disturbance of gut homeostasis leads to enduring or severe gastrointestinal ailments, such as colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. Utilizing these factors can aid in the development of cutting-edge mucosal vaccines that have the ability to elicit strong protective immune responses at the primary sites of pathogen invasion.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeImmunity, MucosalIntestinal MucosaAnimalsHomeostasisHumansSymbiosiscommensal microbiomeCRCIBDintestinal mucosal immunitymucosal vaccineoral tolerance

Identifiers

PMID39023417
PMCPMC11256888

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