Phages and Immunomodulation
Author(s) -
Andrzej Górski,
Krystyna Dąbrowska,
Ryszard Międzybrodzki,
Beata WeberDąbrowska,
Marzanna Łusiak-Szelachowska,
Ewa JończykMatysiak,
Jan Borysowski
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
future microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.797
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1746-0921
pISSN - 1746-0913
DOI - 10.2217/fmb-2017-0049
Subject(s) - microbiome , biology , immunity , immune system , neuroscience , immunology , computational biology , bioinformatics
In the past years, the microbiome and its role in the pathophysiology of diseases have gained great interest. The progress of our knowledge in this field opens completely novel prospects for treating disorders, including those which are most challenging to medicine today. Of special interest are studies on the interactions of the microbiome with the immune system. Only recently has the presence of bacteriophages in the microbiome been highlighted, and their potential role in maintaining normal immunity has gained increasing attention. We summarize the available data pointing to the potential impact of phages in maintaining immunological homeostasis.
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