[HTML][HTML] Microbiota in health and diseases

K Hou, ZX Wu, XY Chen, JQ Wang, D Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The role of microbiota in health and diseases is being highlighted by numerous studies
since its discovery. Depending on the localized regions, microbiota can be classified into …

The microbiome of the upper respiratory tract in health and disease

C Kumpitsch, K Koskinen, V Schöpf… - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
The human upper respiratory tract (URT) offers a variety of niches for microbial colonization.
Local microbial communities are shaped by the different characteristics of the specific …

[HTML][HTML] The microbiota of the respiratory tract: gatekeeper to respiratory health

WH Man, WAA de Steenhuijsen Piters… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
The respiratory tract is a complex organ system that is responsible for the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide. The human respiratory tract spans from the nostrils to the lung …

Lung microbiome: new insights into the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases

R Li, J Li, X Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2024 - nature.com
The lungs were long thought to be sterile until technical advances uncovered the presence
of the lung microbial community. The microbiome of healthy lungs is mainly derived from the …

Fish oil–derived fatty acids in pregnancy and wheeze and asthma in offspring

H Bisgaard, J Stokholm, BL Chawes… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Reduced intake of n− 3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) may
be a contributing factor to the increasing prevalence of wheezing disorders. We assessed …

Risk factors and early origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DS Postma, A Bush, M van den Berge - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is mainly a smoking-related disorder and affects
millions of people worldwide, with a large effect on individual patients and society as a …

Early respiratory microbiota composition determines bacterial succession patterns and respiratory health in children

G Biesbroek, E Tsivtsivadze, EAM Sanders… - American journal of …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Many bacterial pathogens causing respiratory infections in children are common
residents of the respiratory tract. Insight into bacterial colonization patterns and microbiota …

Nasopharyngeal microbiota, host transcriptome, and disease severity in children with respiratory syncytial virus infection

WAA de Steenhuijsen Piters, S Heinonen… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory
tract infections and hospitalizations in infants worldwide. Known risk factors, however …

Maturation of the infant respiratory microbiota, environmental drivers, and health consequences. A prospective cohort study

AATM Bosch, WAAS Piters, MA van Houten… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Perinatal and postnatal influences are presumed important drivers of the early-life
respiratory microbiota composition. We hypothesized that the respiratory microbiota …

Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy on risk of persistent wheeze in the offspring: a randomized clinical trial

BL Chawes, K Bønnelykke, J Stokholm, NH Vissing… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Observational studies have suggested that increased dietary vitamin D intake
during pregnancy may protect against wheezing in the offspring, but the preventive effect of …