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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The gut-lung axis in severe pneumonia-related lung injury: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.

Qiongling Sun, Jun Gao, Xuan Zhao, Tianyi Wang, Wensen Pan, Jing Yu

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Qiongling SunSecond Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jun GaoSecond Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Xuan ZhaoSecond Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Tianyi WangSecond Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Wensen PanSecond Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jing YuSecond Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe pneumonia-related lung injury is a life-threatening condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Recent advances in research on the gut-lung axis have provided novel insights into its pathophysiology and revealed potential therapeutic targets. Within the conceptual framework of the microorganism-immunity-metabolism network, modulation of the gut microbiota has emerged as a promising strategy for intervention. Therapeutic approaches such as probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to enhance microbial diversity and alter metabolite profiles, thereby optimizing immune responses and attenuating systemic and pulmonary inflammation. This review explores the mechanistic underpinnings of the gut-lung axis in the context of severe pneumonia-related lung injury, with a particular focus on microbiota-targeted interventions. Our goal is to provide a theoretical foundation for the clinical application of gut microbiota modulation in the prevention and treatment of severe pneumonia-related lung injury.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLungLung InjuryPneumoniaAnimalsDysbiosisFecal Microbiota TransplantationHumansPrebioticsProbioticsPrebioticsfecal microbiota transplantationgut-lung axisgut microbiota dysbiosismicrobiota-immune-metabolic interactionsevere pneumonia-related lung injuryshort-chain fatty acids

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PMID41635847
PMCPMC12862065

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