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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Beyond Pathogens: Modulating the Commensal Microbiota to Reshape Immunity for Respiratory Disease Intervention.

Yang Yang, Jinglei Cui, Xinyue Dong, Yunhan Huang, Jiayao An, Tianyi Cui, Xiangqin Ou, Tao Liu, Xiumei Gao, Han Zhang and 1 more

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yang YangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Jinglei CuiMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Xinyue DongMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Yunhan HuangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Jiayao AnMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Tianyi CuiMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Xiangqin OuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Tao LiuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9085-1997
Xiumei GaoMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Han ZhangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.
Xin ZhaoMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Tianjin 301617, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4935-4809

Funding

Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Research Project of Tianjin Municipal Health Commission 2025024National Natural Science Foundation of China U25A20170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The respiratory tract microbiota has been recognized as a niche with complex and diverse microbial communities, the composition and function of which in the state of health and disease have become increasingly clear. Relevant literature on respiratory tract microbiota and immune and respiratory disease published in PubMed, SpringerLink and Web of Science up to June 2026 was narratively reviewed. This review aims to elucidate the interactions between the commensal microbiota of the respiratory tract and the host immune system and reveal how these interactions evolve from homeostasis to disease pathogenesis. We also analyze how dysbiosis can promote chronic airway inflammation by changing microbial metabolites, destroying the integrity of epithelial barrier, and activating abnormal immune and inflammatory pathways, thus playing a key driving role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), bronchiectasis and other diseases. Additionally, the potential and challenges of current treatment strategies based on microbiota regulation, such as herbal medicines and probiotics, in the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases are discussed. This review provides a new perspective for revealing the etiology of respiratory diseases and lays a solid theoretical foundation for the development of microbial intervention therapy.

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MicrobiotaRespiratory SystemRespiratory Tract DiseasesAnimalsDysbiosisHumansProbioticsSymbiosisdisease managementimmunityrespiratory diseaserespiratory tract microbiota

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PMID42796651
PMCPMC13610043

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