title: Immunological responses to gut bacteria.
abstract: The integral nature of interactions between the gut microbiota and host is especially evident with respect to effects on the immune system and host defenses. Host-microbiota interactions are increasingly being revealed as complex and dynamic, with far-reaching effects on varied aspects of host health. This review focuses on adaptive and innate immune responses to the gut microbiota and the bidirectional nature of these host-microbe interactions.
authors.affiliation: University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science, 2000 Simcoe St, Oshawa, ON, Canada L1H 7K4. Julia.Green-Johnson@uoit.ca
authors.forename: Julia M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Green-Johnson
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D054892:Metagenome; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A