The intestinal microbiome, barrier function, and immune system in inflammatory bowel disease: a tripartite pathophysiological circuit with implications for new therapeutic directions
Abstract:We discuss the tripartite pathophysiological circuit of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), involving the intestinal microbiota, barrier function, and immune system. Dysfunction in each of these physiological components (dysbiosis, leaky gut, and inflammation) contributes in a mutually interdependent manner to IBD onset and exacerbation. Genetic and environmental risk factors lead to disruption of gut homeostasis: genetic risks predominantly affect the immune system, environmental risks predominantly affect the … Show more
“…C ). A compromised intestinal barrier in diseases such as IBD has been shown to skew gut inflammation towards a more proinflammatory state . Analyses of colon pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokine expression revealed that increased permeability in the post‐ABX, dysbiotic cohort was accompanied by a trending increase in the TNF:α/IL‐10 ratio (Fig.…”
“…C ). A compromised intestinal barrier in diseases such as IBD has been shown to skew gut inflammation towards a more proinflammatory state . Analyses of colon pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokine expression revealed that increased permeability in the post‐ABX, dysbiotic cohort was accompanied by a trending increase in the TNF:α/IL‐10 ratio (Fig.…”
“…Intestinal barrier disruption and endotoxin leakage into the blood stream are now recognized as important pathogenic events in a number of chronic diseases . Importantly, we recently identified intestinal barrier dysfunction as a key mediator of dysbiosis‐induced bone loss .…”
“…Metagenomics techniques can, in a single run, characterize the genetic material of the host and also of every pathogen present in the sample at the moment of death. Both advantages would be useful for canopic jar analysis, potentially relating organs from the same individual, thanks to genetic profiling, but also in order to screen genetic disorders and pathogens, and even more ambitiously, reconstruct whole microbial communities that live in our body, or microbiome, known to be intimately related with abdomen, neural, inflammatory and immune conditions [66][67][68][69]. Some applied examples: in a confirmation study performed by Shin et al [70] on a 17th century AD Korean Mummy diagnosed with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, several risk alleles related with the condition were found, indicating genetic predisposition of the disease.…”
Ancient Egyptian human remains have been of interest in the fields of both medical and Egyptological research for decades. However, canopic jar holders for internal organs (liver, lungs, stomach, intestines) of Egyptian mummies appear to be but a very occasional source of data for such investigations. The few medical approaches focusing on the content of these jars are summarized and listed according to pathogens and diseases to give a structured overview of this field of study. An extensive search of the literature has been conducted from different bibliographic databases with a total of n = 26 studies found. The majority of diseases found consisted of infectious diseases and internal medicine conditions such as schistosomiasis or emphysema. These are just 2 examples of many that, instead of primarily affecting bone, muscle or skin, specifically target internal organs. Hence, a better understanding of the evolution of diseases that still affect mankind could be gained. In conclusion, this reassessment shows that canopic jars represent a highly underestimated source for histological, radiological and ancient DNA examination of Ancient Egyptian remains and should, thus, be more and more brought back into the focus of retrospective medical research.
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