Probiotics regulate gut microbiota: an effective method to improve immunity

X Wang, P Zhang, X Zhang - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Probiotics are beneficial active microorganisms that colonize the human intestines and
change the composition of the flora in particular parts of the host. Recently, the use of …

Modulation of immune responses to vaccination by the microbiota: implications and potential mechanisms

DJ Lynn, SC Benson, MA Lynn… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The need for highly effective vaccines that induce robust and long-lasting immunity has
never been more apparent. However, for reasons that are still poorly understood, immune …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse microbiota models: comparing germ-free mice and antibiotics treatment as tools for modifying gut bacteria

EA Kennedy, KY King, MT Baldridge - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
As the intestinal microbiota has become better appreciated as necessary for maintenance of
physiologic homeostasis and also as a modulator of disease processes, there has been a …

Human breast microbiome correlates with prognostic features and immunological signatures in breast cancer

A Tzeng, N Sangwan, M Jia, CC Liu, KS Keslar… - Genome Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Currently, over half of breast cancer cases are unrelated to known risk factors,
highlighting the importance of discovering other cancer-promoting factors. Since crosstalk …

Alterations in microbiota of patients with COVID-19: potential mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

B Wang, L Zhang, Y Wang, T Dai, Z Qin… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently ongoing. It is
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A high …

Antibiotic-induced microbiota perturbation causes gut endocannabinoidome changes, hippocampal neuroglial reorganization and depression in mice

F Guida, F Turco, M Iannotta, D De Gregorio… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) regulates the reciprocal interaction between chronic
inflammatory bowel and psychiatric disorders. This interaction involves multiple pathways …

Marginal zone B cells: virtues of innate-like antibody-producing lymphocytes

A Cerutti, M Cols, I Puga - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Protective responses to microorganisms involve the nonspecific but rapid defence
mechanisms of the innate immune system, followed by the specific but slow defence …

Early-life antibiotic-driven dysbiosis leads to dysregulated vaccine immune responses in mice

MA Lynn, DJ Tumes, JM Choo, A Sribnaia, SJ Blake… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
Antibody-mediated responses play a critical role in vaccine-mediated immunity. However,
for reasons that are poorly understood, these responses are highly variable between …

Prevotella in Pigs: The Positive and Negative Associations with Production and Health

S Amat, H Lantz, PM Munyaka, BP Willing - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
A diverse and dynamic microbial community (known as microbiota) resides within the pig
gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The microbiota contributes to host health and performance by …

Enteric glia regulate gastrointestinal motility but are not required for maintenance of the epithelium in mice

M Rao, D Rastelli, L Dong, S Chiu, W Setlik… - Gastroenterology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims When the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) promoter is used to
express cellular toxins that eliminate glia in mice, intestinal epithelial permeability and …