The role of microbiome in respiratory disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-9158.2016.04.021
- VernacularTitle:微生物菌群在呼吸道疾病中的作用
- Author:
Wenfang HE
;
Yueyun MA
;
Lei ZHOU
;
Xiaoke HAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Microbiology;
Respiratory tract diseases
- From:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2016;39(4):322-325
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The development of metagenomics revealed a novel role of microorganism in lots of diseases.Emerging researches at home and abroad illustrated that microbiome changes from nasopharynx, oropharynx and/or lung in quality and/or quantity exist in many respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia as well as upper respiratory infection, which play an important role in immune system, metabolism and neuroregulation.These research results may provide us new strategy for the diagnosis, therapy, surveillance and prognosis of respiratory diseases.
