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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

Decoding the gut microbiota-immune dialogue: from bidirectional axis to therapeutic applications.

Yufang Liu, Chao Chen, Huifang Liu, Wei Wang, Xiaoli Zhou, Mengmeng Guo, Juanjuan Zhao, Zhu Zeng, Lin Xu

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yufang LiuDepartment of Immunology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Chao ChenKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Huifang LiuResource Institute for Chinese and Ethnic Materia Medica, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Wei WangKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Xiaoli ZhouKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Mengmeng GuoKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Juanjuan ZhaoKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China. jj.z.2008@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9253-8083
Zhu ZengDepartment of Immunology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China. zengzhu@gmc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0842-9402
Lin XuDepartment of Immunology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China. xulinzhouya@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-0279

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82160503, 82272812Project of the Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology QKHZC-2020-4Y156, QKH-JC-2018-1428, QKHJC-ZK-2022-624
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota (GM), a highly complex micro-ecosystem residing within the host’s gastrointestinal tract, works in conjunction with the gut immune system to form a precise bidirectional regulatory network, that maintains symbiotic homeostasis and overall host health. Cumulative evidence has demonstrated that the critical impact of the bidirectional causal relationship between the GM and the gut immune system on host development and the dynamic progression of disease. However, many challenges remain in this research field, including the mechanism complexity, therapeutic effect differences due to individual heterogeneity, long-term safety, and clinical transformation bottlenecks) that need to be urgently broken through. Therefore, the in-depth analysis of these issues is of great theoretical and practical significance for clarifying the intrinsic connection between the GM and gut immunity, particularly in elucidating the pathogenesis of related clinical diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), tumors, and autoimmune diseases (AD). We systematically outline the interaction mechanisms between the microbiota and the immune system, including compositional structure (microbiota diversity and immune system composition), development and maturation processes (early microbiota colonization and immune system establishment), and functional regulation (immune cell differentiation and maintenance of mucosal barrier integrity), as well as their associations with clinical diseases. Finally, we discuss some key considerations for the developing of innovative treatment strategies, such as microbial-targeted interventions, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and synergistic use of immunomodulatory drugs, with the aim of providing a new paradigm for the precise intervention of related diseases.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeImmune SystemAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesFecal Microbiota TransplantationHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesBidirectional regulation networkDiseases associationGut immunityGut microbiotaTargeted intervention

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PMID41981603
PMCPMC13200409

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