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  1. Article: Le poumon est sensible aux effets locaux et à distance des microbiotes

    Mathieu, Elliot / Marquant, Quentin / Descamps, Delphyne / Riffault, Sabine / Saint-Criq, Vinciane / Thomas, Muriel

    Société francophone nutrition clinique et métabolisme (SFNCM) Nutrition clinique et métabolisme. 2021 Nov., v. 35, no. 4

    2021  

    Abstract: The respiratory physiology is influenced by flows of microorganisms originating mainly from the bucconasal sphere but also by bacterial signals produced locally in the lung and remotely by the intestinal microbiota. This review describes the composition, ...

    Abstract The respiratory physiology is influenced by flows of microorganisms originating mainly from the bucconasal sphere but also by bacterial signals produced locally in the lung and remotely by the intestinal microbiota. This review describes the composition, establishment and functions of the lung microbiota as well as the relationships between the intestinal and pulmonary microbiota underlying the intestine–lung axis.
    Keywords intestinal microorganisms ; intestines ; lungs ; nutrition ; respiratory physiology
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-11
    Size p. 242-252.
    Publishing place Elsevier Masson SAS
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1131758-9
    ISSN 0985-0562
    ISSN 0985-0562
    DOI 10.1016/j.nupar.2021.04.002
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  2. Article ; Online: Screening antivirals with a mCherry-expressing recombinant bovine respiratory syncytial virus: a proof of concept using cyclopamine.

    Fix, Jenna / Descamps, Delphyne / Galloux, Marie / Ferret, Cécile / Bouguyon, Edwige / Zohari, Siamak / Näslund, Katarina / Hägglund, Sara / Altmeyer, Ralf / Valarcher, Jean-François / Riffault, Sabine / Eléouët, Jean-François

    Veterinary research

    2023  Volume 54, Issue 1, Page(s) 36

    Abstract: Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a pathogenic pneumovirus and a major cause of acute respiratory infections in calves. Although different vaccines are available against BRSV, their efficiency remains limited, and no efficient and large-scale ... ...

    Abstract Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a pathogenic pneumovirus and a major cause of acute respiratory infections in calves. Although different vaccines are available against BRSV, their efficiency remains limited, and no efficient and large-scale treatment exists. Here, we developed a new reverse genetics system for BRSV expressing the red fluorescent protein mCherry, based on a field strain isolated from a sick calf in Sweden. Although this recombinant fluorescent virus replicated slightly less efficiently compared to the wild type virus, both viruses were shown to be sensitive to the natural steroidal alkaloid cyclopamine, which was previously shown to inhibit human RSV replication. Our data thus point to the potential of this recombinant fluorescent BRSV as a powerful tool in preclinical drug discovery to enable high throughput compound screening.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cattle ; Humans ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bovine ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/drug therapy ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/veterinary ; Antiviral Agents/pharmacology ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/metabolism ; Cattle Diseases ; Antibodies, Viral
    Chemical Substances cyclopamine (ZH658AJ192) ; Antiviral Agents ; Antibodies, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1146298-x
    ISSN 1297-9716 ; 0928-4249
    ISSN (online) 1297-9716
    ISSN 0928-4249
    DOI 10.1186/s13567-023-01165-x
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  3. Article ; Online: Pulmonary Susceptibility of Neonates to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: A Problem of Innate Immunity?

    Drajac, Carole / Laubreton, Daphné / Riffault, Sabine / Descamps, Delphyne

    Journal of immunology research

    2017  Volume 2017, Page(s) 8734504

    Abstract: Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common and highly contagious viral agent responsible for acute lower respiratory infection in infants. This pathology characterized by mucus hypersecretion and a disturbed T cell immune response is one of the ... ...

    Abstract Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common and highly contagious viral agent responsible for acute lower respiratory infection in infants. This pathology characterized by mucus hypersecretion and a disturbed T cell immune response is one of the major causes of infant hospitalization for severe bronchiolitis. Although different risk factors are associated with acute RSV bronchiolitis, the immunological factors contributing to the susceptibility of RSV infection in infants are not clearly elucidated. Epidemiological studies have established that the age at initial infection plays a central role in the severity of the disease. Thus, neonatal susceptibility is intrinsically linked to the immunological characteristics of the young pulmonary mucosa. Early life is a critical period for the lung development with the first expositions to external environmental stimuli and microbiota colonization. Furthermore, neonates display a lung immune system that profoundly differs to those from adults, with the predominance of type 2 immune cells. In this review, we discuss the latest information about the lung immune environment in the early period of life at a steady state and upon RSV infection and how we can modulate neonatal susceptibility to RSV infection.
    MeSH term(s) Cellular Microenvironment ; Disease Susceptibility ; Humans ; Immune Tolerance ; Immunity, Innate ; Immunomodulation ; Infant, Newborn ; Lung/immunology ; Lung/virology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/immunology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017
    Publishing country Egypt
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2817541-4
    ISSN 2314-7156 ; 2314-8861
    ISSN (online) 2314-7156
    ISSN 2314-8861
    DOI 10.1155/2017/8734504
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  4. Article: Regulatory B Lymphocytes Colonize the Respiratory Tract of Neonatal Mice and Modulate Immune Responses of Alveolar Macrophages to RSV Infection in IL-10-Dependant Manner

    Laubreton, Daphné / Drajac, Carole / Eléouët, Jean-François / Rameix-Welti, Marie-Anne / Lo-Man, Richard / Riffault, Sabine / Descamps, Delphyne

    Viruses. 2020 July 29, v. 12, no. 8

    2020  

    Abstract: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the prevalent pathogen of lower respiratory tract infections in children. The presence of neonatal regulatory B lymphocytes (nBreg) has been associated with a poor control of RSV infection in human newborns and with ... ...

    Abstract Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the prevalent pathogen of lower respiratory tract infections in children. The presence of neonatal regulatory B lymphocytes (nBreg) has been associated with a poor control of RSV infection in human newborns and with bronchiolitis severity. So far, little is known about how nBreg may contribute to neonatal immunopathology to RSV. We tracked nBreg in neonatal BALB/c mice and we investigated their impact on lung innate immunity, especially their crosstalk with alveolar macrophages (AMs) upon RSV infection. We showed that the colonization by nBreg during the first week of life is a hallmark of neonatal lung whereas this population is almost absent in adult lung. This particular period of age when nBreg are abundant corresponds to the same period when RSV replication in lungs fails to generate a type-I interferons (IFN-I) response and is not contained. When neonatal AMs are exposed to RSV in vitro, they produce IFN-I that in turn enhances IL-10 production by nBreg. IL-10 reciprocally can decrease IFN-I secretion by AMs. Thus, our work identified nBreg as an important component of neonatal lungs and pointed out new immunoregulatory interactions with AMs in the context of RSV infection.
    Keywords B-lymphocytes ; Respiratory syncytial virus ; adults ; bronchiolitis ; children ; humans ; immune response ; immunomodulation ; immunopathology ; innate immunity ; interferons ; interleukin-10 ; lungs ; macrophages ; mice ; neonates ; pathogens ; secretion
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0729
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v12080822
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  5. Article: The Role of Insulin Regulated Aminopeptidase in Endocytic Trafficking and Receptor Signaling in Immune Cells.

    Descamps, Delphyne / Evnouchidou, Irini / Caillens, Vivien / Drajac, Carole / Riffault, Sabine / van Endert, Peter / Saveanu, Loredana

    Frontiers in molecular biosciences

    2020  Volume 7, Page(s) 583556

    Abstract: Insulin regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) is a type II transmembrane protein with broad tissue distribution initially identified as a major component of Glut4 storage vesicles (GSV) in adipocytes. Despite its almost ubiquitous expression, IRAP had been ... ...

    Abstract Insulin regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) is a type II transmembrane protein with broad tissue distribution initially identified as a major component of Glut4 storage vesicles (GSV) in adipocytes. Despite its almost ubiquitous expression, IRAP had been extensively studied mainly in insulin responsive cells, such as adipocytes and muscle cells. In these cells, the enzyme displays a complex intracellular trafficking pattern regulated by insulin. Early studies using fusion proteins joining the IRAP cytosolic domain to various reporter proteins, such as GFP or the transferrin receptor (TfR), showed that the complex and regulated trafficking of the protein depends on its cytosolic domain. This domain contains several motifs involved in IRAP trafficking, as demonstrated by mutagenesis studies. Also, proteomic studies and yeast two-hybrid experiments showed that the IRAP cytosolic domain engages in multiple protein interactions with cytoskeleton components and vesicular trafficking adaptors. These findings led to the hypothesis that IRAP is not only a cargo of GSV but might be a part of the sorting machinery that controls GSV dynamics. Recent work in adipocytes, immune cells, and neurons confirmed this hypothesis and demonstrated that IRAP has a dual function. Its carboxy-terminal domain located inside endosomes is responsible for the aminopeptidase activity of the enzyme, while its amino-terminal domain located in the cytosol functions as an endosomal trafficking adaptor. In this review, we recapitulate the published protein interactions of IRAP and summarize the increasing body of evidence indicating that IRAP plays a role in intracellular trafficking of several proteins. We describe the impact of IRAP deletion or depletion on endocytic trafficking and the consequences on immune cell functions. These include the ability of dendritic cells to cross-present antigens and prime adaptive immune responses, as well as the control of innate and adaptive immune receptor signaling and modulation of inflammatory responses.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2814330-9
    ISSN 2296-889X
    ISSN 2296-889X
    DOI 10.3389/fmolb.2020.583556
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  6. Article ; Online: Regulatory B Lymphocytes Colonize the Respiratory Tract of Neonatal Mice and Modulate Immune Responses of Alveolar Macrophages to RSV Infection in IL-10-Dependant Manner.

    Laubreton, Daphné / Drajac, Carole / Eléouët, Jean-François / Rameix-Welti, Marie-Anne / Lo-Man, Richard / Riffault, Sabine / Descamps, Delphyne

    Viruses

    2020  Volume 12, Issue 8

    Abstract: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the prevalent pathogen of lower respiratory tract infections in children. The presence of neonatal regulatory B lymphocytes (nBreg) has been associated with a poor control of RSV infection in human newborns and with ... ...

    Abstract Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the prevalent pathogen of lower respiratory tract infections in children. The presence of neonatal regulatory B lymphocytes (nBreg) has been associated with a poor control of RSV infection in human newborns and with bronchiolitis severity. So far, little is known about how nBreg may contribute to neonatal immunopathology to RSV. We tracked nBreg in neonatal BALB/c mice and we investigated their impact on lung innate immunity, especially their crosstalk with alveolar macrophages (AMs) upon RSV infection. We showed that the colonization by nBreg during the first week of life is a hallmark of neonatal lung whereas this population is almost absent in adult lung. This particular period of age when nBreg are abundant corresponds to the same period when RSV replication in lungs fails to generate a type-I interferons (IFN-I) response and is not contained. When neonatal AMs are exposed to RSV in vitro, they produce IFN-I that in turn enhances IL-10 production by nBreg. IL-10 reciprocally can decrease IFN-I secretion by AMs. Thus, our work identified nBreg as an important component of neonatal lungs and pointed out new immunoregulatory interactions with AMs in the context of RSV infection.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; B-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology ; B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; Cells, Cultured ; Immunity, Innate ; Interferon Type I/biosynthesis ; Interferon Type I/immunology ; Interleukin-10/immunology ; Interleukin-10/metabolism ; Lung/immunology ; Lung/virology ; Macrophages, Alveolar/immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/immunology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/virology ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses/immunology ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses/physiology ; Spleen/immunology ; Turbinates/immunology ; Virus Replication
    Chemical Substances IL10 protein, mouse ; Interferon Type I ; Interleukin-10 (130068-27-8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v12080822
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  7. Article ; Online: Longitudinal study of the immune response and memory following natural bovine respiratory syncytial virus infections in cattle of different age.

    Hägglund, Sara / Näslund, Katarina / Svensson, Anna / Lefverman, Cecilia / Enül, Hakan / Pascal, Leonore / Siltenius, Jari / Holzhauer, Menno / Delabouglise, Alexis / Österberg, Julia / Alvåsen, Karin / Olsson, Ulf / Eléouët, Jean-François / Riffault, Sabine / Taylor, Geraldine / Rodriguez, María Jose / Garcia Duran, Marga / Valarcher, Jean François

    PloS one

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 9, Page(s) e0274332

    Abstract: Human and bovine respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV and BRSV) are closely genetically related and cause respiratory disease in their respective host. Whereas HRSV vaccines are still under development, a multitude of BRSV vaccines are used to reduce ... ...

    Abstract Human and bovine respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV and BRSV) are closely genetically related and cause respiratory disease in their respective host. Whereas HRSV vaccines are still under development, a multitude of BRSV vaccines are used to reduce clinical signs. To enable the design of vaccination protocols to entirely stop virus circulation, we aimed to investigate the duration, character and efficacy of the immune responses induced by natural infections. The systemic humoral immunity was monitored every two months during two years in 33 dairy cattle in different age cohorts following a natural BRSV outbreak, and again in selected individuals before and after a second outbreak, four years later. Local humoral and systemic cellular responses were also monitored, although less extensively. Based on clinical observations and economic losses linked to decreased milk production, the outbreaks were classified as moderate. Following the first outbreak, most but not all animals developed neutralising antibody responses, BRSV-specific IgG1, IgG2 and HRSV F- and HRSV N-reactive responses that lasted at least two years, and in some cases at least four years. In contrast, no systemic T cell responses were detected and only weak IgA responses were detected in some animals. Seronegative sentinels remained negative, inferring that no new infections occurred between the outbreaks. During the second outbreak, reinfections with clinical signs and virus shedding occurred, but the signs were milder, and the virus shedding was significantly lower than in naïve animals. Whereas the primary infection induced similar antibody titres against the prefusion and the post fusion form of the BRSV F protein, memory responses were significantly stronger against prefusion F. In conclusion, even if natural infections induce a long-lasting immunity, it would probably be necessary to boost memory responses between outbreaks, to stop the circulation of the virus and limit the potential role of previously infected adult cattle in the chain of BRSV transmission.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Animals ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; Antibody Formation ; Cattle ; Cattle Diseases/epidemiology ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin A ; Immunoglobulin G ; Longitudinal Studies ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/epidemiology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bovine ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; Immunoglobulin A ; Immunoglobulin G
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0274332
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  8. Article ; Online: Control of IFN-I responses by the aminopeptidase IRAP in neonatal C57BL/6 alveolar macrophages during RSV infection.

    Drajac, Carole / Laubreton, Daphné / Marquant, Quentin / Chottin, Claire / Ferret, Cécile / Bouguyon, Edwige / Schwartz-Cornil, Isabelle / Saveanu, Loredana / Riffault, Sabine / Descamps, Delphyne

    Mucosal immunology

    2021  Volume 14, Issue 4, Page(s) 949–962

    Abstract: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants, in whom, the sensing of RSV by innate immune receptors and its regulation are still poorly described. However, the severe bronchiolitis following RSV ... ...

    Abstract Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants, in whom, the sensing of RSV by innate immune receptors and its regulation are still poorly described. However, the severe bronchiolitis following RSV infection in neonates has been associated with a defect in type I interferons (IFN-I) production, a cytokine produced mainly by alveolar macrophages (AMs) upon RSV infection in adults. In the present study, neonatal C57BL/6 AMs mobilized very weakly the IFN-I pathway upon RSV infection in vitro and failed to restrain virus replication. However, IFN-I productions by neonatal AMs were substantially increased by the deletion of Insulin-Responsive AminoPeptidase (IRAP), a protein previously involved in the regulation of IFN-I production by dendritic cells. Moreover, neonatal IRAP
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Cystinyl Aminopeptidase/metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Host-Pathogen Interactions/immunology ; Interferon Type I/metabolism ; Macrophages, Alveolar/immunology ; Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/immunology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/metabolism ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/virology ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses ; Signal Transduction ; Toll-Like Receptors/metabolism ; Virus Replication
    Chemical Substances Interferon Type I ; Toll-Like Receptors ; Cystinyl Aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.3) ; leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2411370-0
    ISSN 1935-3456 ; 1933-0219
    ISSN (online) 1935-3456
    ISSN 1933-0219
    DOI 10.1038/s41385-021-00402-w
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  9. Article ; Online: The microbiota plays a critical role in the reactivity of lung immune components to innate ligands.

    Marquant, Quentin / Laubreton, Daphné / Drajac, Carole / Mathieu, Elliot / Bouguyon, Edwige / Noordine, Marie-Louise / Remot, Aude / Riffault, Sabine / Thomas, Muriel / Descamps, Delphyne

    FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

    2021  Volume 35, Issue 4, Page(s) e21348

    Abstract: The gut microbiota contributes to shaping efficient and safe immune defenses in the gut. However, little is known about the role of the gut and/or lung microbiota in the education of pulmonary innate immune responses. Here, we tested whether the ... ...

    Abstract The gut microbiota contributes to shaping efficient and safe immune defenses in the gut. However, little is known about the role of the gut and/or lung microbiota in the education of pulmonary innate immune responses. Here, we tested whether the endogenous microbiota in general can modulate the reactivity of pulmonary tissue to pathogen stimuli by comparing the response of specific-pathogen-free (SPF) and germ-free (GF) mice. Thus, we observed earlier and greater inflammation in the pulmonary compartment of GF mice than that of SPF mice after intranasal instillation to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of Gram-negative bacteria. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) was more abundantly expressed in the lungs of GF mice than those of SPF mice at steady state, which could predispose the innate immunity of GF mice to strongly react to the environmental stimuli. Lung explants were stimulated with different TLR agonists or infected with the human airways pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), resulting in greater inflammation under almost all conditions for the GF explants. Finally, alveolar macrophages (AM) from GF mice presented a higher innate immune response upon RSV infection than those of SPF mice. Overall, these data suggest that the presence of microbiota in SPF mice induced a process of innate immune tolerance in the lungs by a mechanism which remains to be elucidated. Our study represents a step forward to establishing the link between the microbiota and the immune reactivity of the lungs.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/chemistry ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology ; Cytokines/genetics ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome/physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Germ-Free Life ; Inflammation/chemically induced ; Inflammation/metabolism ; Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity ; Lung/immunology ; Lung/metabolism ; Lung Diseases/chemically induced ; Male ; Mice ; Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms ; Tissue Culture Techniques ; Toll-Like Receptor 4/genetics ; Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cytokines ; Lipopolysaccharides ; TLR4 protein, human ; Toll-Like Receptor 4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 639186-2
    ISSN 1530-6860 ; 0892-6638
    ISSN (online) 1530-6860
    ISSN 0892-6638
    DOI 10.1096/fj.202002338R
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  10. Article: Paradigms of Lung Microbiota Functions in Health and Disease, Particularly, in Asthma.

    Mathieu, Elliot / Escribano-Vazquez, Unai / Descamps, Delphyne / Cherbuy, Claire / Langella, Philippe / Riffault, Sabine / Remot, Aude / Thomas, Muriel

    Frontiers in physiology

    2018  Volume 9, Page(s) 1168

    Abstract: Improvements in our knowledge of the gut microbiota have broadened our vision of the microbes associated with the intestine. These microbes are essential actors and protectors of digestive and extra-digestive health and, by extension, crucial for human ... ...

    Abstract Improvements in our knowledge of the gut microbiota have broadened our vision of the microbes associated with the intestine. These microbes are essential actors and protectors of digestive and extra-digestive health and, by extension, crucial for human physiology. Similar reconsiderations are currently underway concerning the endogenous microbes of the lungs, with a shift in focus away from their involvement in infections toward a role in physiology. The discovery of the lung microbiota was delayed by the long-held view that the lungs of healthy individuals were sterile and by sampling difficulties. The lung microbiota has a low density, and the maintenance of small numbers of bacteria seems to be a critical determinant of good health. This review aims to highlight how knowledge about the lung microbiota can change our conception of lung physiology and respiratory health. We provide support for this point of view with knowledge acquired about the gut microbiota and intestinal physiology. We describe the main characteristics of the lung microbiota and its functional impact on lung physiology, particularly in healthy individuals, after birth, but also in asthma. We describe some of the physiological features of the respiratory tract potentially favoring the installation of a dysbiotic microbiota. The gut microbiota feeds and matures the intestinal epithelium and is involved in immunity, when the principal role of the lung microbiota seems to be the orientation and balance of aspects of immune and epithelial responsiveness. This implies that the local and remote effects of bacterial communities are likely to be determinant in many respiratory diseases caused by viruses, allergens or genetic deficiency. Finally, we discuss the reciprocal connections between the gut and lungs that render these two compartments inseparable.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-08-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2564217-0
    ISSN 1664-042X
    ISSN 1664-042X
    DOI 10.3389/fphys.2018.01168
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