Lung Microbiome in Asthma: Current Perspectives

Autor: Konstantinos Loverdos, Evangelos Giamarellos, Georgios Bellos, Antonia Koutsoukou, Matteo Pecchiari, Nikoletta Rovina, Louiza Kokolatou, Nikolaos Koulouris, Ioannis Vasileiadis
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm8111967
Popis: A growing body of evidence implicates the human microbiome as a potentially influential player actively engaged in shaping the pathogenetic processes underlying the endotypes and phenotypes of chronic respiratory diseases, particularly of the airways. In this article, we specifically review current evidence on the characteristics of lung microbiome, and specifically the bacteriome, the modes of interaction between lung microbiota and host immune system, the role of the “lung–gut axis”, and the functional effects thereof on asthma pathogenesis. We also attempt to explore the possibilities of therapeutic manipulation of the microbiome, aiming at the establishment of asthma prevention strategies and the optimization of asthma treatment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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