Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, SPH 1 909, Boston, MA, 02115, USA,
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2011 Feb;13(1):28-34. doi: 10.1007/s11908-010-0147-7.
The human gastrointestinal tract is populated by a vast and diverse community of microbes. This gut microbiota participates in host metabolism, protects from invading microbes, and facilitates immune system development and function. In this review, we consider the contributions of intestinal microbes to the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Key concepts of colonization resistance, host-commensal microbe interaction in immunity, antibiotics and gut bacterial communities, viral-gut bacterial interactions, and evolving methods for studying commensal microbes are explored.
人体胃肠道中栖息着庞大而多样的微生物群落。这些肠道微生物参与宿主代谢,抵御入侵微生物,并促进免疫系统的发育和功能。在这篇综述中,我们考虑了肠道微生物对传染病发病机制的影响。探讨了定植抗性、宿主共生微生物在免疫中的相互作用、抗生素和肠道细菌群落、病毒-肠道细菌相互作用以及研究共生微生物的不断发展的方法等关键概念。