The gastrointestinal tract is involved in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The gut microbiota has …
Y Ma, Z Guo, B Xia, Y Zhang, X Liu, Y Yu, N Tang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The human gut microbiome encodes a large variety of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), but the short lengths of AMPs pose a challenge for computational prediction. Here we combined …
Associations between age and the human microbiota are robust and reproducible. The microbial composition at several body sites can predict human chronological age relatively …
To study the effect of host genetics on gut microbiome composition, the MiBioGen consortium curated and analyzed genome-wide genotypes and 16S fecal microbiome data …
M Witkowski, TL Weeks, SL Hazen - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Fecal microbial community changes are associated with numerous disease states, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, such data are merely associative. A causal …
T Zuo, F Zhang, GCY Lui, YK Yeoh, AYL Li, H Zhan… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2) infects gastrointestinal tissues, little is known about the roles of gut commensal microbes …
The enteric nervous system (ENS) coordinates diverse functions in the intestine but has eluded comprehensive molecular characterization because of the rarity and diversity of …
CH Kim - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Immune tolerance deletes or suppresses autoreactive lymphocytes and is established at multiple levels during the development, activation and effector phases of T and B cells …
Immediately after birth, newborn babies experience rapid colonization by microorganisms from their mothers and the surrounding environment. Diseases in childhood and later in life …